diligently(sūn kāng yìng xuě)

diligently

Sun kangyingxue, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ū NK ā ngy ì ngxu ě, which means studying very hard. From the collection of Arts and culture.

Idiom explanation

The story of Sun Kang of Jin Dynasty studying hard. Later, he used the allusion of struggling hard. It means studying very hard.

The origin of Idioms

The second volume of the collection of Arts and culture: "Sun Kang's family is poor. He often reads in Yingxue's books and makes friends with others

Idiom usage

In Pu Songling's abstinence from social intercourse, it is neither sun Kangzhi's Yingxue nor Dong Zixia's curtain. There is no bait in the front and no whip in the back [Yingxue reading] Quan Deyu's "miscellaneous remarks about the amount of snow in hotels": "husband's wealth has its own period, Yingxue reading is a white head." [Yingxue] Ren's "table of recommending scholars for Xiao Yangzhou" said: "he not only cultivated as a pen, but also used calligraphy to complete his studies The second discount of Guan Hanqing's "moon worship Pavilion" is: "don't think I'll collect the red candle fringes for Cuiping, and leave you the window reflecting the snow." According to Yan's family precepts, diligent learning: "the ancients were diligent in learning, holding cones, throwing axes, illuminating snow and gathering fireflies." [window snow] Guan Xiu's poem "to monk Kuangshan Dayuan": "when I listen to the mysterious sound, I think about the window snow and the firefly." [snow window] the first analysis of Wang Shifu's first book of the romance of the West Chamber: "when he went to Deyun road for 90000 Li, he was first exposed to the firefly of the snow window for 20 years." [snow firefly window] Gu Yun's "not Chizhou Yu Yuan Waiqi" said: "I read the history, not idle in time; snow firefly window, every time in the hanging thorn." (for "Yingchuang", see "cheyinbaoying") we must have sun kangyingxue's spiritual quality.

Idioms and allusions

Sun Kang, a native of Jin Dynasty, liked to study since childhood, but his family was poor. In order to make a living, his family had to work in the daytime. Although Sun Kang was young, he was no exception. There is no time during the day and no light at home at night, so we can't read. When he was a child, Sun Kang asked his father, "why do other people have oil lamps at home, but we don't?" The father replied, "oil lamp is very expensive. If we want to buy oil lamp, the whole family will be hungry." Xiao sunkang was very sensible and never mentioned it again. all the books you read are borrowed, and you are very trustworthy. You have to pay them back when it's time. You often worry because you don't have time to read. He once tried to read in the moonlight, but it was too dark and his eyes were tired. One winter, when it was snowing heavily and the moonlight was bright, he suddenly found that the words on the book could be seen clearly in the snow. Sun Kang was very happy and was busy reading in the snow. When he was tired, he would lie in the snow and read with the reflected light of the snow. Since then, every time it snows, Sun Kang, regardless of the cold, lies in the snow to read. After a long time, his hands and feet are covered with frostbite. But through this method, he reads a lot of books. At last, the official paid homage to the censor. Many people were moved to tears when they knew the story.

Chinese PinYin : sūn kāng yìng xuě