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头悬梁，锥刺股
tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ
What 头悬梁，锥刺股 means
- lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
- 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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