lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom); fig. ambitious student from impoverished background; burning the midnight oil
trad. 聚螢映雪
Also written 聚螢映雪【jù yíng yìng xuě】
Characters in this word
4聚
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to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive), (chemistry) poly-
- Pinyin
- jù
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 16072 of 2500
萤
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firefly, glow-worm
- Pinyin
- yíng
- Traditional
- 螢
- Strokes
- 11
映
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(bound form) to become visible (esp. on a surface or in perception)
- Pinyin
- yìng
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 38845 of 2500
雪
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surname Xue
- Pinyin
- Xuě
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 3640 of 2500