悬梁刺股

Traditional: 懸樑刺股

xuán liáng cì gǔ

Dictionary entry

to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)

What does 悬梁刺股 mean?

悬梁刺股 (xuán liáng cì gǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)

2see also 頭懸梁，錐刺股|头悬梁，锥刺股[tou2 xuan2 liang2 , zhui1 ci4 gu3]

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

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悬梁刺股

xuán liáng cì gǔ

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