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grind away at one's studies; study assiduously; keep oneself awake by tying one's hair to a beam and prodding one's thigh with an awl ― be painstaking/diligent in one's studies

xuán liáng cì gǔ

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slgrind away at one's studies; study assiduously; keep oneself awake by tying one's hair to a beam and prodding one's thigh with an awl ― be painstaking/diligent in one's studies
synonym
záo bì tōu guāng凿壁偷光 wéi biān sān jué韦编三绝 náng yíng yìng xuě囊萤映雪 yìng xuě dú shū映雪读书
antonym
bù qiú shàng jìn不求上进 bù sī jìn qǔ不思进取

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