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Diligent Study Proverb
Drill a hole in the wall to get light to read by.
This Chinese proverb means, "Bore a hole on the wall to make use of the neighbor's light to study".
鑿壁偷光 is a nice gift for a very studious person.
Kuang Heng was born during the Western Han period. He was very fond of reading ever since he was young. However, he could not go to school since his family was poor, and he had to borrow books from people to learn.
In order to borrow these books he normally did chores for people who had them. When he became older, he had to work in the field from sunrise to sunset since his family's financial situation did not get any better. Thus, he tried to study at night but he had no lamp.
One day, he noticed that there was light from the neighbor's house coming through a crack in the wall. This made him very happy, so he dug a larger hole from the crack and read in the light that shone through. This diligent study eventually made him an accomplished person.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Diligent Study Proverb | 鑿壁偷光 凿壁偷光 | záo bì tōu guāng zao2 bi4 tou1 guang1 zao bi tou guang zaobitouguang | tsao pi t`ou kuang tsaopitoukuang tsao pi tou kuang |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | |||
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
光 see styles |
guāng / guang1 kuang hikari / ひかり |
 More info & calligraphy: (1) light; (2) illumination; ray; beam; gleam; glow; (3) happiness; hope; (4) influence; power; (5) vision; eyesight; (female given name) Rei 光明 prabha, light, brightness, splendour, to illuminate. |
広 see styles |
guǎng / guang3 kuang yutaka / ゆたか |
 More info & calligraphy: (given name) Yutaka |
狂 see styles |
kuáng / kuang2 k`uang / kuang kyou / kyo / きょう |
 More info & calligraphy: (suffix) (1) (some type of) enthusiast; (suffix) (2) somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality Deranged, mad, wild; crazy |
佛光 see styles |
fó guāng / fo2 guang1 fo kuang bukkō |
 More info & calligraphy: The light of Buddha, spiritual enlightenment; halo, glory; light of the Buddha |
光彩 see styles |
guāng cǎi / guang1 cai3 kuang ts`ai / kuang tsai kousai / kosai / こうさい |
 More info & calligraphy: brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster; (female given name) Misa |
光明 see styles |
guāng míng / guang1 ming2 kuang ming koumyou(p);koumei / komyo(p);kome / こうみょう(P);こうめい |
 More info & calligraphy: (1) bright light; (2) hope; bright future; (3) {Buddh} light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion; (personal name) Mitsuharu v. last entry; radiance |
光芒 see styles |
guāng máng / guang1 mang2 kuang mang koubou / kobo / こうぼう |
 More info & calligraphy: beam of light |
圓光 圆光 see styles |
yuán guāng / yuan2 guang1 yüan kuang Enkō / えんこう |
 More info & calligraphy: (surname) Enkou The halo surrounding the head of a Buddha, etc; Wongwang |
日光 see styles |
rì guāng / ri4 guang1 jih kuang nikkou / nikko / にっこう |
 More info & calligraphy: sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams; (female given name) Himi (日光菩薩); 蘇利也波羅皮遮那 Sūrya-prabhāsana. Sunlight, and 月光 (月光菩薩) Moonlight, name of two Bodhisattva assistants of 藥師 the Master of Healing; Sunlight is the ninth in the Dizang Court of the Garbhadhātu group; sunlight |
月光 see styles |
yuè guāng / yue4 guang1 yüeh kuang gekkou / gekko / げっこう |
 More info & calligraphy: moonlight; moonbeam; (female given name) Rumi Candraprabha, 戰達羅鉢刺婆 Moonlight. One of the three honoured ones in the Vajradhātu, and in the Mañjuśrī court of the Garbhadhātu, known also as 淸涼金剛. |
東光 东光 see styles |
dōng guāng / dong1 guang1 tung kuang harumitsu / はるみつ |
 More info & calligraphy: (given name) Harumitsu |
狂暴 see styles |
kuáng bào / kuang2 bao4 k`uang pao / kuang pao kyoubou / kyobo / きょうぼう |
 More info & calligraphy: (noun or adjectival noun) rage; frenzy |
陽光 阳光 see styles |
yáng guāng / yang2 guang1 yang kuang youkou / yoko / ようこう |
 More info & calligraphy: sunshine; sunlight; (female given name) Youkou The sun's light, also idem陽燄 sun flames, or heat, i.e. the mirage causing the illusion of lakes; sunlight |
靈光 灵光 see styles |
líng guāng / ling2 guang1 ling kuang |
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大光明 see styles |
dà guāng míng / da4 guang1 ming2 ta kuang ming daikōmyō / おおみや |
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狂戰士 狂战士 see styles |
kuáng zhàn shì / kuang2 zhan4 shi4 k`uang chan shih / kuang chan shih |
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狂暴者 see styles |
kuáng bào zhě / kuang2 bao4 zhe3 k`uang pao che / kuang pao che |
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丱 see styles |
kuàng / kuang4 k`uang / kuang |
archaic variant of 礦|矿[kuang4] |
况 see styles |
kuàng / kuang4 k`uang / kuang kyō |
not to mention |
劻 see styles |
kuāng / kuang1 k`uang / kuang |
zealous |
匡 see styles |
kuāng / kuang1 k`uang / kuang masashi / まさし |
to rectify (given name) Masashi |
卝 see styles |
kuàng / kuang4 k`uang / kuang |
classical variant of 礦|矿[kuang4] |
咣 see styles |
guāng / guang1 kuang |
(onom.) bang; door banging shut |
哐 see styles |
kuāng / kuang1 k`uang / kuang |
(onom.) clang; see 哐啷, clatter |
壙 圹 see styles |
kuàng / kuang4 k`uang / kuang harashi / はらし |
tomb (surname) Harashi |
夼 see styles |
kuǎng / kuang3 k`uang / kuang |
low ground; hollow; depression (used in Shandong place names) |
廣 广 see styles |
guǎng / guang3 kuang kō / ゆたか |
wide; numerous; to spread (personal name) Yutaka vipula. Broad, wide, extensive, spacious; extended, enlarged, expanded; for vaipulya v. 方廣, for which 廣 is also used alone to indicate vaipulya sūtras, etc; width |
恇 see styles |
kuāng / kuang1 k`uang / kuang kō |
to fear; apprehensive fearful |
曠 旷 see styles |
kuàng / kuang4 k`uang / kuang kō / ひろむ |
to neglect; to skip (class or work); to waste (time); vast; loose-fitting (given name) Hiromu Spacious, extensive; waste; wilderness; far, long, wide; very clear and precise |
桄 see styles |
guàng / guang4 kuang |
woven wood and bamboo utensil; classifier for threads and strings |
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