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鑿壁偷光 (zok6 bik1 tau1 gwong1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

鑿壁偷光 (zok6 bik1 tau1 gwong1, záo bì tōu guāng) — lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom); fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 鑿大 (zok6 daai6) — to exaggerate; to make a hole bigger
• 鑿 (zok6) — (bound form) chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig; (literary) certain; aut…
• 鑿井 (zok6 zeng2) — to dig a well
• 鑿岩 (zok6 ngaam4) — (rock) drilling
• 鑿岩機 (zok6 ngaam4 gei1) — rock drill
• 鑿枘 (zok6 jeoi6) — see 枘鑿|枘凿[rui4 zao2]

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