1. Breaking through the wall to steal light
Breaking through the wall to steal light is a Chinese idiom, which comes from the story of Kuang Heng, a great writer in the Western Han Dynasty, who broke through the wall to attract his neighbors to read by candlelight when he was young, and eventually became a generation of writers. Now it is used to describe people who are poor and study hard.
allusion: Kuang Heng is diligent and studious, but there are no candles at home. There was a candle next door, but the light couldn't reach his house. So Kuang Heng cut a hole in the wall to attract the light from his neighbor and let it shine on the book to read. There is a large family in the county who can't read very well, but the family is rich and has many books. Kuang Heng went to his house as an employee, but he didn't want to be paid.
The host was surprised and asked him why. He said, "I hope to read all the books of my host's family." Hearing this, the master sighed deeply, so he lent Kuang Heng a book (to help Kuang Heng with the book). So Kuang Heng became a generation of great scholars.
2. Study hard and practice hard
Study hard and train hard.
Example: Qin Mu's "The Secret": "After listening to it, his son never dared to take a shortcut by luck. After real hard work, he finally became a calligrapher."
3. The hanging beam is biting to the bone
The hanging beam is stinging, and the pronunciation is xuán liáng cì gǔ incarnation. Metaphor is to study hard at night.
Allusion: In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a young man named Sun Jing, who was diligent and studious. He read from morning till night behind closed doors and rarely rested. Sometimes it was easy to take a nap in the middle of the night. In order not to affect his study, Sun Jing thought of a way. He found a rope and tied one end to his hair and the other end to the beam of the house.
In this way, when he dozes off from reading fatigue, as long as his head is lowered and the rope pulls his hair and hurts his scalp, he will wake up from the pain and continue his studies. Later, he finally became a famous politician.
4. Sun Kangying Snow
Use the reflection of snow to read. Describe studying hard.
allusion: Sun Kang's family is very poor and can't afford lamp oil. One night in the middle of the night, Sun Kang woke up from his sleep, and when he turned his head to the window, he found a ray of light in the window. It turned out that it was the light reflected from the heavy snow. He found that he could use it to read books. So he was so tired that he immediately got dressed, took out his books and went outside. The snow light reflected on the wide earth is much brighter than that in the room.
regardless of the cold, Sun Kang immediately started reading, his hands and feet were frozen stiff, so he got up and ran, rubbing his fingers at the same time. Since then, every snowy night, he never misses this good opportunity and studies tirelessly. This spirit of studying hard has promoted his knowledge to advance by leaps and bounds and become a knowledgeable person. Later, he became an ancient scholar.
5. Capsule firefly reflects snow
Capsule firefly: Che Yin was poor when he was a child in the Jin Dynasty, and studied with fireflies in his bag in summer; Snow reflection: Sun Kang in Jin Dynasty often used the reflection of snow to read books in winter. Describe studying hard and hard.
Allusion: In the Jin Dynasty, Che Yin was always eager to learn, but because of his poor family, his father could not provide him with a good learning environment. In order to maintain food and clothing, there is no extra money to buy lamp oil for him to study at night. To this end, he can only recite poems during the day. One night in summer, he was reciting an article in the yard when he suddenly saw many fireflies flying in the low altitude.
The flickering light is a bit dazzling in the dark. He thought, if you put many fireflies together, wouldn't it become a lamp? So, he went to find a white silk bag, immediately caught dozens of fireflies and put them in it, then tied the bag mouth and hung it up. It's not very bright, but it can be used for reading.
From then on, whenever there are fireflies, he will catch one and use it as a lamp. Because he was diligent and inquisitive, he finally achieved something, and he went to the official department to be a minister.