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聚萤映雪
jù​yíng​yìng​xuě

to study under hard conditions

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
聚萤映雪 聚螢映雪 jù​yíng​yìng​xuě
to study under hard conditions
(idiom) to study diligently despite poverty or harsh conditions; literally "to collect fireflies and study by the reflection of snow"

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Synonym

  • 囊萤映雪 náng​yíng​yìng​xuě
  • 悬梁刺股 xuán​liáng​cì​gǔ