to try; to attempt

to taste something, often used to suggest trying a food or drink for the first time.

have never; not ever

used in a rhetorical question to mean "when" or "how," implying that something has never happened or is not the case

To undergo self-imposed hardships to maintain one's resolve and prepare for revenge or the attainment of a great goal.

to taste fresh food or a delicacy

not necessarily unacceptable; fine; okay

to enjoy fully, such as food or scenery

to gain only a superficial knowledge of something and then stop

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

to superficially engage with or flirt with a topic or activity rather than studying it deeply

to taste or experience something (usually a result or feeling)

to flatter someone in an obsequious or sycophantic manner; to kiss ass

(idiom) to have suffered all kinds of hardships

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

to experience one's full share of sorrows