1. Digging a wall for light: Miscellanies of Xijing records the story of Kuang Heng digging a wall for light: Kuang Heng is naive and studious. But my family is poor and I want to study at night without candle lighting. The neighbor's house is always lit by candlelight at night, but unfortunately, this light can't reach his room in Kuang Heng. What shall we do? Kuang Heng dug up the wall next to the neighbor's house to attract the candlelight of the neighbor's house to study. Later generations refer to "digging the wall down, stealing light, digging the wall to borrow light, borrowing light" and so on, and sometimes it is extended to ask for advice from others.
2. Su Qin's stock thorn: Su Qin, a famous social activist and diplomat during the Warring States period, once returned to his hometown because of repeated unsuccessful lobbying of the King of Qin. After returning home, his wife didn't get out of bed to meet him, his sister-in-law didn't cook for him, and his parents didn't even talk to him. Su Qin was ashamed of this and studied hard. After reading it, I wanted to sleep, so I pricked my thigh and blood flowed to my feet. Later generations used "stabbing, tapering and holding" to describe efforts and self-motivation.
Third, study hard: In ancient times, there was a hardworking man named Sun Wenbao, who always studied hard day and night. When he was tired and needed to sleep at night, Sun Wenbao was still afraid of oversleeping and wasting too much time, so he tied his hair to the beam of the roof with a rope. As long as he shook his head, he could wake up, continue to study hard and finally become a "contemporary scholar". Later generations used "hanging beam, hanging head" to express hard work and make progress.
Four, smell the chicken dancing: The Biography of Zu Di in the Book of Jin records such a thing: Zu Di and his good friend Liu Kun are "both ministers of state", and they often encourage each other and are determined to serve the country. They often "* * * sleep together" and get up to practice martial arts at midnight when they hear chickens crow. Later generations used "smelling chickens and dancing" as a metaphor for people with lofty ideals to eat, drink and be merry in time.
5. Vapp is home: In the Han Dynasty, there was a man named. When he was a child, his father told him to herd sheep. When herding sheep, Lu Wenshu cut some cattail grass, and when he got home, he wove cattail grass into a sword and wrote with it. Later generations used "cutting pu, cutting pu, weaving pu and writing pu" to refer to hard work.
6. Linchi Xueshu: When Zhang Zhi, an ancient calligrapher, practiced calligraphy, he wrote all the clothes and silks at home, then washed and boiled them, and repeatedly dyed the water in the pool. Finally learned a beautiful cursive script. Later generations used "Linchi to learn calligraphy and practice calligraphy" to describe hard study of calligraphy.
Seven, negative salary hanging angle: There was a man named Li Mi in the Sui Dynasty who herded cattle when he was a child. Every day when he goes out, he takes some books and hangs them on the speaker. When cows eat grass, they sit on the grass and study hard.
Eight, the book does not leave the hand: refers to the book does not leave the hand, describing diligence and eagerness to learn. During the Three Kingdoms period, Monroe, the general of the State of Wu, had no cultural knowledge. Sun Quan encouraged him to study history books and the art of war. Lv Meng listened to Sun Quan's words and went back to study. He never let go and persisted. In the end, he became a general of the State of Wu. He was courageous, resourceful, and made outstanding achievements.
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