悬梁刺股

xuánliángcìgǔ

tie one's hair to a beam to keep from nodding off, or prod oneself awake with an awl in the thigh—study assiduously

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xuan2 liang2 ci4 gu3

to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom), see also 頭懸梁，錐刺股, 头悬梁，锥刺股

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悬梁刺股

xuán liáng cì gǔ

tie one's hair on the house beam and jab one's side with an awl to keep oneself awake -- painstaking in one's study; grind away at one's studies

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懸樑刺股|悬梁刺股 [xuán liáng cì gǔ] ► to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom) ► see also ↑頭懸梁，錐刺股|↑头悬梁，锥刺股 [tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ]