映雪读书
yìng​xuě​dú​shū

to study by the light of reflected snow

  • created reference approved 映雪读书/映雪讀書 → 映雪 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    映雪读书 / 映雪讀書 yìng​xuě​dú​shū

    映雪 yìng​xuě

    synonym

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 映雪读书/映雪讀書 · yìng​xuě​dú​shū · to study by the light of reflected snow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    映雪 (literal) → 映雪 · yìng​xuě · reading by reflected snowlight 读书 (literal) → 读书/讀書 · dú​shū · to read

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