1. Chiseling the wall to borrow light

Ge Hong, a Taoist theorist during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, once wrote the book "Miscellaneous Notes on Xijing" in the name of Liu Xin of the Han Dynasty. The book records the story of Kuang Heng chiseling a wall to borrow light: Kuang Heng, courtesy name Zhigui, was diligent and studious. But my family was poor and I wanted to study at night but there was no candle light. The neighbor's house was always bright with candles every night, but it was a pity that the light did not reach Kuang Heng's house. What to do? Kuang Heng then cut open the wall of his home next to his neighbor's house to use the neighbor's candlelight to study. Later generations used the words "chisel the wall, empty the wall, steal the light, steal the light and chisel the wall, chisel the wall to borrow the light, borrow the light" to mean studying hard, and sometimes it was extended to seek lessons from others.

2. Gao Feng and Liumai

In the Later Han Dynasty, there was a scholar named Gao Feng in Nanyang. When he was young, "his family was engaged in farming," but he "dedicated himself to reciting day and night." ". Once, Gao Feng's wife went to work in the fields, while wheat was basking in the cold in the courtyard. In order to prevent the chickens and dolphins from wasting the food, his wife asked Gao Feng to take care of them at home. Suddenly, it rained heavily. At this time, Gao Feng was still holding the bamboo pole used to drive chickens and reciting scriptures. Unconsciously, the rain washed away the wheat in the courtyard. After a while, Gao Feng's wife came back from the fields and took a look, ah! It was so bad, the wheat was washed away by the rain, but my husband didn't know it and was still wandering in the book. Amid his wife's questioning, Gao Fengcai seemed to wake up from a dream. Later, people used "Liumai" and "Zhongtingmai" to refer to people who were dedicated to reading, and "Liumaishi" to refer to nerds.

3. Su Qin's assassination

Su Qin, a famous social activist and diplomat during the Warring States Period, returned to his hometown after failing to lobby the King of Qin many times. After returning home, his wife didn't get out of bed to greet him, his sister-in-law didn't cook for him, and his parents didn't even talk to him. Su Qin was so ashamed that he studied hard. "If you feel sleepy while reading, you will use a cone to stab your buttocks, and the blood will flow to your feet..." Later generations used "thorns, tapers, and grips" to describe studying hard and self-motivation.

4. Cut off Pu Pu as an ultimatum

There was a man named Lu Wenshu in the Han Dynasty. When he was a child, his father asked him to herd sheep. While herding sheep, Lu Wenshu cut some cattails and used the cattails to weave cattail slips when he returned home. He used the cattail slips to write, and later generations studied hard using "cut cattails, cut cattails, compile catkins, and inscribe catkins".

5. Three more days of reading

During the Three Kingdoms period, a man named Dong Yu often taught his students to use their "three more days" to study. The so-called "three surplus" means "winter means more than the year, night means more than the day, and rain means more than the hour." Later, "three more" was used to refer to free time generally. It is often used to refer to reading, with the meaning of cherishing time.

6. Tao Kan transported bricks

In the Jin Dynasty, there was a man named Tao Kan who was an official and became a Taiwei. When he had nothing to do, he often moved bricks (瓓) from the house in the morning. Go out and move back when it gets dark. The cycle goes on and on, tirelessly. Some people saw it and wondered what it meant, so they asked why. Tao Kan replied, I'm afraid You is used to being idle and won't be able to do anything big in the future. Later, people used "Yun Zong" to mean motivation and hard work, and were not afraid of reciprocation; "Yun Zong Zong, Yun Zong people" and other words were used to refer to people who are restless and diligent in their achievements.

7. Hearing the Rooster and Dancing

The "Book of Jin: The Biography of Zu Di" records such an incident: Zu Di and his good friend Liu Kun "were both the chief administrators of Sizhou" , the two often encouraged each other and determined to serve the country. The two of them often slept together. When they heard the crow of roosters in the middle of the night, they would get up and perform martial arts. Later generations used the phrase "hearing a chicken and dancing" to describe people with lofty ideals who work hard in time.

8. Learning calligraphy in Linchi

When Zhang Zhi, an ancient calligrapher, practiced calligraphy, he wrote on all the clothes and silk at home, and then washed them and boiled them. Repeatedly, the water in the pool was dyed black. Finally developed a beautiful cursive calligraphy. Later generations used the term "learning calligraphy and practicing calligraphy near the pond" to describe the hard study of calligraphy.

9. Studying hard by hanging beams

In ancient times, there was a diligent and studious man named Sun Wenbao. He was always studying hard day and night. When he was exhausted and needed to sleep at night, Sun Wenbao was still afraid of oversleeping and wasting too much time, so he tied his hair with a rope to the beam on the roof. As long as he shook his head, he could wake up and continue studying hard. Finally became "the great scholar of the world". Later generations used "hanging beams, hanging heads" and other words to mean studying hard and working hard.

10. Sun Kang Yingxue

Li Shan, a great scholar in the Tang Dynasty, noted in the "Selected Works" (compiled by Xiao Tong of the Southern Dynasty), "even the Yingxue of Yingxue was collected, and the Pu and Liu were compiled." This sentence is quoted from "Sun Shi Lu": "Sun Kang's family was poor, and he often studied in the snow. He was clear and introduced, and his friends were not mixed." Later generations used "Sun Kang Yingxue, Yingxue Reading, Yingxue, Zhaoxue" to express diligent study.