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牛角挂书
niú​jiǎo​guà​shū

to be diligent in one's studies

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牛角挂书 牛角掛書 niú​jiǎo​guà​shū
to be diligent in one's studies
literally to hang one's books on cow horns; refers to the story of Li Mi from the Tang Dynasty who was so diligent he hung books on his ox's horns to read while traveling

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