- 囊萤映雪 nángyíngyìngxuě to study by fireflies and snowto study diligently under extremely poor conditions, based on the legends of one student collecting fireflies in a bag for light and another reading by the reflection of moonlight on snow
- 映雪读书 yìngxuědúshū to study by the light of reflected snowTo 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
- 映雪囊萤 yìngxuěnángyíng to study diligentlyto study by the light of reflected snow or a bag of fireflies; an idiom describing extreme diligence in one's studies despite poverty
- 照萤映雪 zhàoyíngyìngxuě to study diligently(idiom) to study hard despite difficult circumstances; literally to use the light from fireflies and the reflection from snow to read
- 聚萤映雪 jùyíngyìngxuě to study under hard conditions(idiom) to study diligently despite poverty or harsh conditions; literally "to collect fireflies and study by the reflection of snow"