頭懸梁，錐刺股

tou2 xuan2 liang2 , zhui1 ci4 gu3

lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom), fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly

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頭懸梁，錐刺股|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) ► fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly