聚萤映雪 — Chinese idiom
聚萤映雪
jù yíng yìng xuě
Traditional: 聚螢映雪
Meaning
- lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light ; fig. ambitious student from impoverished background
- burning the midnight oil
Character by character
- 聚jùto assemble, to collect, to meet
- 萤yíngfirefly, glow-worm
- 映yìngto project; to reflect; to shine
- 雪xuěsnow; wipe away shame, avenge
Idioms sharing a character
- 物以类聚 wù yǐ lèi jù
- 聚沙成塔 jù shā chéng tǎ
- 聚精会神 jù jīng huì shén
- 聚讼纷纭 jù sòng fēn yún
- 映入眼帘 yìng rù yǎn lián
- 一雪前耻 yī xuě qián chǐ
- 冰雪聪明 bīng xuě cōng ming
- 报仇雪耻 bào chóu xuě chǐ
- 报仇雪恨 bào chóu xuě hèn
- 欺霜傲雪 qī shuāng ào xuě
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