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頭懸梁，錐刺股

简头悬梁，锥刺股 · 繁頭懸梁，錐刺股

Mandarin · pinyin tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ

lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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梁: liáng · bridge; beam; rafters; surname
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刺: cì · stab; prick, irritate; prod
股: gǔ · thighs, haunches, rump; share
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
悬: xuán · hang, suspend, hoist; be hung
锥: zhuī · gimlet, awl, drill, auger; bore

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