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穿壁引光
chuān​bì​yǐn​guāng

very studious

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穿壁引光 chuān​bì​yǐn​guāng
very studious
to be extremely hardworking and diligent in one's studies despite poverty; based on the story of Kuang Heng, who bored a hole in the wall to use his neighbor's candlelight to read

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  • 凿壁偷光 záo​bì​tōu​guāng
  • 凿壁透光 záo​bì​tòu​guāng