聚萤映雪
Traditional form:
聚螢映雪
Pinyin (reading):
jùyíngyìngxuě
Definitions:
- lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom); fig. ambitious student from impoverished background
- burning the midnight oil
Characters:
- 聚 - to assemble, to collect, to meet
- 萤 - firefly, glow-worm
- 映 - to project; to reflect; to shine
- 雪 - snow; wipe away shame, avenge
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