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悬梁刺股
xuán​liáng​cì​gǔ

to study assiduously

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
悬梁刺股 懸梁刺股 xuán​liáng​cì​gǔ
variant 懸樑刺股
to study assiduously
To study with great effort and determination; literally to tie one's hair to a beam and prick one's thigh with a needle to stay awake.

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