头悬梁，锥刺股

Traditional: 頭懸梁，錐刺股

tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ

Dictionary entry

lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)

What does 头悬梁，锥刺股 mean?

头悬梁，锥刺股 (tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)

2fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly

Character breakdown

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头tóuhead · hair style 悬xuánto hang or suspend · to worry 梁LiángLiang Dynasty (502–557) · Later Liang Dynasty (907–923)锥zhuīcone · awl 刺cī(onom.) whoosh 股gǔthigh · part of a whole; portion of a sum

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头悬梁，锥刺股

tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ

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