To study diligently under difficult circumstances; to be a model of assiduous learning despite poverty.
小明虽然家境贫寒，但他学习非常刻苦，颇有匡衡凿壁的精神。
Despite his humble background, Xiao Ming studies very diligently, embodying the spirit of Kuang Heng drilling a hole in the wall.
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Ancient
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During the Western Han Dynasty, Prime Minister Kuang Heng came from a poor family and could not afford to attend school.
During the day, he helped others with work. At night, he had no money for lamp oil, so he chiseled a hole in the earthen wall of his house to borrow light from his neighbor to read.
He even offered free labor to households that owned books in exchange for reading them.
Through his assiduous study, he eventually became the Junior Tutor to the Crown Prince during the reign of Emperor Yuan.
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