悬梁刺股
悬梁刺股
xuán liáng cì gǔ
to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom); see also 頭懸梁，錐刺股|头悬梁，锥刺股[tou2 xuan2 liang2 , zhui1 ci4 gu3]
verbidiom
Traditional: 懸樑刺股
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- (verb, idiom) to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
- see also 頭懸梁，錐刺股|头悬梁，锥刺股[tou2 xuan2 liang2 , zhui1 ci4 gu3]
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Related Words
勤学苦练(qín xué kǔ liàn)— to study diligently
→学而不厌(xué ér bù yàn)— study tirelessly (idiom, from Analects)
→学而不厌，诲人不倦(xué ér bù yàn , huì rén bù juàn)— study tirelessly, teach with endless enthusiasm (idiom, from Analects)
→头悬梁，锥刺股(tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ)— lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
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