lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom); fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship
trad. 鑿壁偷光
Also written 鑿壁偷光【záo bì tōu guāng】
Characters in this word
4凿
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(bound form) chisel, to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig, (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable, also pr. [zuo4]
- Pinyin
- záo
- Traditional
- 鑿
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 40058 of 2500
壁
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wall, rampart
- Pinyin
- bì
- Strokes
- 16
- Frequency
- 20933 of 2500
偷
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to steal, to pilfer, to snatch, thief, stealthily
- Pinyin
- tōu
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 922 of 2500
光
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light; ray (CL:道[dao4]), bright; shiny, only; merely, used up; finished, to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
- Pinyin
- guāng
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1998 of 2500