xuě'àn
desk
雪案 xuě'àn
- desk
- (literary) a student's desk; originally refers to a desk used for studying by the light reflected from snow
- diligent study
- a metaphor for studying diligently under difficult conditions, based on a story of a scholar who read by the light of reflecting snow
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Variant of
- 雪桉 xuě'àn