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头悬梁，锥刺股

tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ

7-character word Traditional 頭懸梁，錐刺股

What 头悬梁，锥刺股 means

1. lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
2. fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly

The characters in 头悬梁，锥刺股

• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top
• 悬xuánto hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement
• 梁liángroof beam; beam (structure); bridge
• 锥zhuīcone; awl; to bore
• 刺cìthorn; sting; thrust
• 股gǔthigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (finance) stock; share

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