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Open the tool →据鞍读书 (jù ān dú shū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to study diligently, even under difficult or unconventional circumstances; to be assiduous in one's studies”.
据鞍读书 is pronounced jù ān dú shū in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 据鞍读书 means “Reading on the saddle”. It is used to mean “to study diligently, even under difficult or unconventional circumstances; to be assiduous in one's studies”.
在马背或驴背上读书。后多形容学习勤奋。