然糠自照
rán​kāng​zì​zhào

to study in poor conditions

  • created sense approved 然糠自照 · rán​kāng​zì​zhào · to study in poor conditions — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    然糠自照

    rán​kāng​zì​zhào

    to study in poor conditions

    (idiom) to burn husks to light one's study; to persevere in one's studies despite extreme poverty

    然 (literal) → 然 · rán · to burn 糠 (literal) → 糠 · kāng · chaff 自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 照 (literal) → 照 · zhào · to shine

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