尝嘗

thử; cố gắng thử

nếm; thưởng thức

(lit.) to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Goujian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 jian4], in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom); (fig.) to maintain one's resolve for revenge

variant of 臥薪嘗膽|卧薪尝胆[wo4 xin1 chang2 dan3]

to enjoy fully; to experience to the full over a long period

(rhetorical question) when?; how?; it's not that...

see 備嘗辛苦|备尝辛苦[bei4 chang2 xin1 ku3]

(idiom) to have suffered all kinds of hardships

to have a taste of; to sample

to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)

to taste a patient's excrement (a form of medical examination, seen as an act of loyalty or filial piety); to suck up to sb; to kiss ass

to proceed by trial and error; to learn by making mistakes

to taste (fresh food or a delicacy); (fig.) to try sth new

Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and of Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

not ever; not necessarily

(idiom) acceptable; fine; okay

to merely have a sip or a bite (of one's food or drink); (fig.) to dabble in; to flirt with (a topic)

(lit.) to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); (fig.) to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop