Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「引錐刺股」 and its explanation.
Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「引錐刺股」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
Awl: an awl; thigh: thigh. When he felt sleepy while reading at night, he would prick his thigh with a needle to stay awake. Describes studying hard and diligently.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǐn zhuī cì gǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yan5 jeui1 chi3 gu2
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