凿壁偷光 (鑿壁偷光)
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Pinyin
Definition
凿壁偷光 (鑿壁偷光)
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- lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
- fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (20)
一寸光阴一寸金
- 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
- 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
- 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
- 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
偷天换日
- 1 to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
- 2 skulduggery
- 3 to hoodwink people
- 4 to cheat sb audaciously
偷工减料
- 1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
- 2 jerry-building
- 3 sloppy work
偷梁换柱
- 1 lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
- 2 to replace the original with a fake
- 3 to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)