yìng​xuě​dú​shū

to study by the light of reflected snow

映雪读书 映雪讀書 yìng​xuě​dú​shū
to study by the light of reflected snow
To study diligently despite living in poverty; refers to the story of Sun Kang from the Jin Dynasty who used the reflection of snow at night to read because he was too poor to afford lamp oil

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