read by the light of bagged fireflies or the reflected light of snow(náng yíng yìng xuě)

read by the light of bagged fireflies or the reflected light of snow

Nang Yingxue, a Chinese idiom, is pronounced n á ngy í ngy ì ngxu ě, which refers to the allusions of poor scholars who study hard. From Xiao Shulan.

Analysis of Idioms

[similar words] Bao Yingzhao Xue, chisel a wall to steal light, hang a beam to stab a stock

The origin of Idioms

The first fold of Xiao Shulan written by Jia Zhongming in Yuan Dynasty: "although there is no sweat, the horse sleeps and suffers from frost, but once suffered from snow."

Idiom usage

It refers to studying hard.

Idiom story

Sun Kang's family is very poor and can't afford lamp oil. One night, Sun Kang woke up from his sleep. When he turned his head to the window, he found that there was a trace of light in the crack of the window. It turned out to be the light reflected by the heavy snow. He found that he could use it to read books. So he lost his weariness, immediately dressed, took out his books and went outside. The light of snow on the wide land is much brighter than that in the house. Regardless of the cold, Sun Kang immediately began to read. His hands and feet were frozen, so he got up and ran, rubbing his fingers at the same time. Since then, whenever there is snow in the evening, he will not miss this good opportunity to study tirelessly. This kind of spirit of painstaking learning promoted his knowledge to advance by leaps and bounds and made him a learned man. Later, he became a censor. In the Jin Dynasty, Che Yin was eager to learn from childhood, but his father could not provide him with a good learning environment because of his poor family. In order to maintain food and clothing, there was no extra money to buy lamp oil for him to study in the evening. For this reason, he could only recite poems in the daytime. One night in the summer, he was reciting an article in the yard when he saw many fireflies flying in the low air. The flash of light is dazzling in the dark. He thought, if you put many fireflies together, wouldn't it become a lamp? So, he went to find a white silk bag, and then caught dozens of fireflies in it, tied the mouth of the bag and hung it up. It's not very bright, but it's barely used for reading. From then on, as long as there are fireflies, he will go to grab one to use as a lamp. Because he was diligent and inquisitive, he eventually made achievements and became a minister of the Ministry of officials.

Chinese PinYin : náng yíng yìng xuě