quoting the idiom attributed to Goujian tasting bile: "越王勾践卧薪尝胆，最后灭了吳国。” However, the subtitles erroneously translate it as a quote from Confucius instead. See also Sword of Goujian Fan Li Xi Shi Notes and references Zhou dynasty nobility 5th-century BC Chinese monarchs Monarchs taken prisoner in wartime Yue (state) Heads of government who were later imprisoned