Just like a ghost
The Chinese idiom, R á NK āà ox ī n in pinyin, means burning chaff for lighting, which means studying hard. From Taiping Guangji.
The origin of Idioms
Li Qi is quoted from volume 175 of Taiping Guangji: "next year, Ding's mother will be worried because she will live in the Qing Dynasty and Qi Dynasty. She will spend the night and the day reading thousands of books."
Idiom usage
It refers to diligent study.
Analysis of Idioms
A look at oneself
Chinese PinYin : rán kāng zhào xīn
Just like a ghost
cast beans on grounds which are transformed by magic into soldiers. sǎ dòu chéng bīng
lively and vigorous flourishes in calligraphy. lóng xiáng fèng yuè
usages arise from common practice. xiāng shuài chéng fēng