used figuratively for studying hard(chuān bì yǐn guāng)

used figuratively for studying hard

Through the wall to attract light, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Chu ā Nb ì y ǐ NGU ā ng, meaning to chisel through the wall, the introduction of candlelight, describes the poor study hard. From miscellaneous records of Xijing.

Idiom explanation

Through: chisel; lead: introduce.

The origin of Idioms

The second volume of Ge Hong's miscellaneous notes of Xijing in Jin Dynasty: "Kuang Heng's character is childish GUI. He studies hard but has no candle. His neighbor has a candle but does not catch it. The balance is to pass through the wall to attract its light, and to read the book reflecting the light. "

Idiom usage

It means that people study hard. example the story of lighting through the wall has always encouraged me.

Idiom story

Kuang Heng, the Prime Minister of the Western Han Dynasty, had no conditions to go to school because he was poor. He worked for others and had no money to buy lamp oil at night, so he had to dig a hole in the wall of his home, borrow the light next door to read, and even go to a family with books to help him for free in exchange for books. He studied hard and eventually became the crown prince Shaofu in the period of emperor yuan of the Han Dynasty.

Chinese PinYin : chuān bì yǐn guāng