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萤雪
yíng​xuě

diligent study

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萤雪 螢雪 yíng​xuě
diligent study
(literary) to study diligently by the light of fireflies or reflected snow; based on the stories of Che Yin and Sun Kang, who were too poor to afford oil and studied by whatever light they could find

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  • 映雪囊萤 yìng​xuě​náng​yíng