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然糠自照 — “To study diligently under difficult conditions”

然糠自照 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to study diligently under difficult conditions”. To be assiduous in one's studies, often implying hardship. Literally, “burn rice bran to illuminate oneself”.

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然糠自照 Pronunciation and Pinyin

然糠自照 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
然
rán12thus, so, yes
糠
kāng17grain husk or bran
自
zì6from, self, naturally
照
zhào13to shine, photograph, or care for

Example Sentence with 然糠自照

他虽然家境贫寒,却然糠自照,最终考入了理想的大学。
Despite his impoverished family background, he studied diligently under harsh conditions and eventually got admitted to his ideal university.

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Synonyms of 然糠自照

  • rán然kāng糠zhào照xīn薪study diligently despite hardship

More idioms starting with 然

  • rán然dí荻dú读shū书study diligently despite hardship

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What does 然糠自照 mean?

然糠自照 (rán kāng zì zhào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to study diligently under difficult conditions”.

How do you pronounce 然糠自照?

然糠自照 is pronounced rán kāng zì zhào in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 然糠自照 literally mean?

Literally, 然糠自照 means “burn rice bran to illuminate oneself”. It is used to mean “to study diligently under difficult conditions”.

What is the Chinese definition of 然糠自照?

然:同“燃”,烧;糠:谷壳。烧糠照明。比喻勤奋好学。

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