凿壁透光
záo​bì​tòu​guāng

to study diligently

  • created sense approved 凿壁透光/鑿壁透光 · záo​bì​tòu​guāng · to study diligently — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    凿壁透光 / 鑿壁透光

    záo​bì​tòu​guāng

    to study diligently

    to bore a hole in the wall to make use of a neighbor's light; used to describe a student from a poor background who studies with great determination

    凿 (literal) → 凿/鑿 · záo · to chisel 壁 (literal) → 壁 · bì · wall 透光 (literal) → 透光 · tòu​guāng · to let light through

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense