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Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
wo4 xin1 chang2 dan3	ngo6 san1 seung4 daam2	ngo6 san1 soeng4 daam2	lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge

Traditional Chinese	Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
臥 Learn more	wo4	ngo6	ngo6	to lie / to crouch
薪 Learn more	xin1	san1	san1	fuel / salary
嚐 Learn more	chang2	seung4	soeng4	to taste
膽 Learn more	dan3	daam2	daam2	gall bladder / courage / guts / gall / inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)

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