引锥刺股
yǐn​zhuī​cì​gǔ

to study with great diligence

  • created reference approved 引锥刺股/引錐刺股 → 悬梁刺股/懸梁刺股 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    引锥刺股 / 引錐刺股 yǐn​zhuī​cì​gǔ

    悬梁刺股 / 懸梁刺股 xuán​liáng​cì​gǔ

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 引锥刺股/引錐刺股 · yǐn​zhuī​cì​gǔ · to study with great diligence — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    引锥刺股 / 引錐刺股

    yǐn​zhuī​cì​gǔ

    to study with great diligence

    to study tirelessly or goad oneself to work hard; literally means to prick one's thigh with a spike to stay awake while reading

    引 (literal) → 引 · yǐn · to stretch 锥 (literal) → 锥/錐 · zhuī · awl 刺 (literal) → 刺 · cì · to prick 股 (literal) → 股 · gǔ · thigh

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

    created sense