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English	Chinese
firewood	柴薪 [chai2 xin1]
(expr.) lit. lying on firewood, tasting gall; fig. to suffer patiently while firmly resolved on revenge	卧薪尝胆 [wo4 xin1 chang2 dan3]
(expr.) lit. lying on firewood, tasting gall; fig. to suffer patiently while firmly resolved on revenge	臥薪嚐膽 [wo4 xin1 chang2 dan3]
ashes of firewood, charcoal, etc.	灰 ,灰燼
bog of firewood	木頭
collect firewood	撿柴
Cut this tree down for firewood.	這棵樹砍來燒火。
endure hardships to accomplish some ambition, determination for revenge (Lit. an allusion to the King of Yueh (越王勾踐) who slept on firewood for a mattress and had a gall bladder hung over his bed to remind him of the bitterness (gall) of his defeat so	臥薪嘗膽
firewood, brushwood, wooden	柴
firewood, gather wood	樵 [qiao2]
firewood, salary	薪
firewood, surname Chai	柴 [chai2]
lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood; fig. an utterly inadequate measure	杯水車薪 [bei1 shui3 che1 xin1]
lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood; fig. an utterly inadequate measure	杯水车薪 [bei1 shui3 che1 xin1]
lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire; fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action	抱薪救火 [bao4 xin1 jiu4 huo3]

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