积雪囊萤 — “Accumulated snow, bagged fireflies”
积雪囊萤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to study diligently and assiduously despite poverty or difficult circumstances, often by ingeniously using natural light sources like snow reflection or fireflies; to persevere in one's studies despite hardship”. Literally, “Accumulated snow, bagged fireflies”.
积雪囊萤 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 积雪囊萤
During the Jin Dynasty, Che Yin was diligent in his studies from a young age. As his family was poor and could not afford lamp oil for him to read at night, on a summer evening, he saw fireflies flying outside. He caught some fireflies, put them into a white gauze bag, and hung it above his books, using the faint light to read.
In the same dynasty, Sun Kang, also from a poor family, would read by the light reflected from the snow outside his window on snowy nights.
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More idioms starting with 积
- jī积bù不xiāng相néng能always been at odds
- jī积xí习chéng成sú俗Long-standing habits become customs
- jī积xí习chéng成cháng常long-standing habits become routine
- jī积xí习jiàn渐mí靡Accumulated habits gradually take hold
- jī积xí习shēng生cháng常ingrained habits become customary
- jī积xí习nán难gǎi改Old habits die hard
- jī积xí习nán难chú除Deep-rooted habits are hard to break
- jī积yǐ以wéi为cháng常become a habit through accumulation
- jī积gōng功xīng兴yè业achieve success through persistent effort
- jī积láo劳chéng成jí疾fall ill from overwork
- jī积láo劳chéng成bìng病fall ill from overwork
- jī积láo劳chéng成cuì瘁become ill from constant overwork
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What does 积雪囊萤 mean?
积雪囊萤 (jī xuě náng yíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to study diligently and assiduously despite poverty or difficult circumstances, often by ingeniously using natural light sources like snow reflection or fireflies; to persevere in one's studies despite hardship”.
How do you pronounce 积雪囊萤?
积雪囊萤 is pronounced jī xuě náng yíng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 积雪囊萤 literally mean?
Literally, 积雪囊萤 means “Accumulated snow, bagged fireflies”. It is used to mean “to study diligently and assiduously despite poverty or difficult circumstances, often by ingeniously using natural light sources like snow reflection or fireflies; to persevere in one's studies despite hardship”.
Where does 积雪囊萤 come from?
积雪囊萤 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 积雪囊萤?
积雪：南朝孙康映雪读书。囊萤：晋代车胤把萤火虫装在口袋里，借荧光读书。形容刻苦攻读。