náng​yíng​yìng​xuě

to study by fireflies and snow

囊萤映雪 囊螢映雪 náng​yíng​yìng​xuě
to study by fireflies and snow
to study diligently under extremely poor conditions, based on the legends of one student collecting fireflies in a bag for light and another reading by the reflection of moonlight on snow

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