雪窗萤火
xuě​chuāng​yíng​huǒ

studying under difficult conditions

  • created reference approved 雪窗萤火/雪窗螢火 → 雪案萤窗/雪案螢窗 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雪窗萤火 / 雪窗螢火 xuě​chuāng​yíng​huǒ

    雪案萤窗 / 雪案螢窗 xuě'àn​yíng​chuāng

    synonym

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

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  • created sense approved 雪窗萤火/雪窗螢火 · xuě​chuāng​yíng​huǒ · studying under difficult conditions — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雪窗萤火 / 雪窗螢火

    xuě​chuāng​yíng​huǒ

    studying under difficult conditions

    To study diligently in spite of hardship; refers to the stories of Sun Kang, who read by reflected snow light, and Che Yin, who studied by the light of fireflies

    雪 (literal) → 雪 · xuě · snow 窗 (literal) → 窗 · chuāng · window 萤火 (literal) → 萤火/螢火 · yíng​huǒ · firefly glow

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