粵

鑿zok6壁bik1偷tau1光gwong1

simp凿壁偷光
zok6 bik1 tau1 gwong1záo bì tōu guāng

English

  1. lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
  2. fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship
  3. to study very diligently

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 刻苦勤學

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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