záo bì tōu guāng
Traditional: 鑿壁偷光
凿壁偷光 (záo bì tōu guāng) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom); fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship”.
Meanings
- 1lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
- 2fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship