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聚zeoi6螢jing4映jing2雪syut3

simp聚萤映雪
zeoi6 jing4 jing2 syut3jù yíng yìng xuě

English

  1. lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom); fig. ambitious student from impoverished background
  2. burning the midnight oil

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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