I. Hanging books in the corner [niúJi m:o guàsh]
Explanation: It is a metaphor for studying hard.
Written by Song Qi, Ouyang Xiu, Fan Zhen and Lu in the Northern Song Dynasty, Li Mi Biography: "Wenbao started in Lushan Mountain, so let him go. Take a shovel and hang a bull in a corner of Hanshu and read it. "
It is said that when Bao Zheng was in Lushan Mountain, he was eager to study. Spread a straw mat on the back of the cow every day, open the Han book and hang it on the horn, while grazing the cow and reading.
Second, hanging beam needling [Xu Liangchang G incarnation]
Description: Describe studying hard.
From: The Warring States Policy Qin Ce I by Liu Xiang in the Western Han Dynasty: (Su Qin) was sleepy when he was studying, and he was bleeding from his feet. "
Su Qin wanted to sleep when he was studying, so he stabbed himself in the ass with an awl, because there was too much blood on his feet.
Third, cut the wall and steal the light [zá o bí t not u gu ā ng]
Explanation: Kuang Heng in the Western Han Dynasty dug holes in the wall to attract neighbors to study by candlelight. Later, it was used to describe poverty and hard work.
From: Liu Xin's Miscellaneous Notes on the History of the Han Dynasty in Xijing, Volume II: "Kuang Heng is a naive girl who studied hard without a candle, and her neighbor had a candle and failed to catch it. Balance is to send its light through the wall and read it with a book that reflects light. "
Kuang Heng, a naive girl, is very studious, but there are no candles at home, and her neighbors are embarrassed to borrow them. So he dug a hole in his own house, led the candlelight from his neighbor's house straight, and read with this ray of light.
Fourth, Bian Wei's three musts.
Commentary: Bian Wei: Weaving bamboo slips with cooked cowhide ropes; Three: divisor, which means many times; Absolutely: broken. The leather rope for weaving bamboo slips was broken three times. Metaphor is studying hard.
From: Sima Qian's Historical Records of Confucius in the Western Han Dynasty: "Reading Yi, Wei Bian San Jue."
I worked hard when I was reading Yi, and even the rope of bamboo slips was broken three times.
Verb (abbreviation for verb) study hard and practice hard.
Description: study hard and train well.
Said by: The Secret of Modern Qin Mu: "After listening to this, my son never dares to take shortcuts by luck again. After real efforts, he finally became a calligrapher. "