Chinese–English
头悬梁，锥刺股
tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ · tou xuan liang , zhui ci gu
Traditional 頭懸梁，錐刺股
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
- fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly
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