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聚螢映雪

简聚萤映雪 · 繁聚螢映雪

Mandarin · pinyin jù yíng yìng xuě

lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom); fig. ambitious student from impoverished background
burning the midnight oil

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4–2–4–3 · ju4 ying2 ying4 xue3

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zeoi6 jing4 jing2 syut3

Cantonese word readings for 聚螢映雪. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

zeoi6 jing4 jing2 syut3

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.