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雪窗萤火
xuě​chuāng​yíng​huǒ

studying under difficult conditions

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
雪窗萤火 雪窗螢火 xuě​chuāng​yíng​huǒ
studying under difficult conditions
To study diligently in spite of hardship; refers to the stories of Sun Kang, who read by reflected snow light, and Che Yin, who studied by the light of fireflies

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Synonym

  • 雪案萤窗 xuě'àn​yíng​chuāng