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záo bì tōu guāng
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.
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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: light; ray; CL:道[dao4]; bright; only; merely; to use up (1) light; (2) illumination; ray; beam; gleam; glow; (3) happiness; hope; (4) influence; power; (5) vision; eyesight; (female given name) Mitsu; (given name) Hiroshi; (surname, female given name) Hikaru; (surname) Hikarizaki; (p,s,f) Hikari; (given name) Teru; (female given name) Tekari; (female given name) Sakae; (personal name) Kousou; (personal name) Kouji; (personal name) Koushou; (surname) Kouzaki; (surname) Kousaki; (personal name) Koukun; (female given name) Kouka; (female given name) Kou; (female given name) Kirara; (personal name) Kaizechuu; (female given name) Akira; (female given name) Aki; (female given name) Akari光明 prabha, light, brightness, splendour, to illuminate. |
狂 see styles |
kuáng / kuang2 k`uang / kuang kyou / kyo / きょう |
 More info & calligraphy: mad; wild; violent (suffix) (1) (some type of) enthusiast; (2) somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormalityDeranged, mad, wild; crazy |
佛光 see styles |
fó guāng / fo2 guang1 fo kuang bukkō |
 More info & calligraphy: Buddha's teachings; aura (around the head of Buddha)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: luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance brilliance; splendour; splendor; (female given name) Misa; (female given name) Hikari; (female given name) Hiiro; (female given name) Teresa; (given name) Kousai; (female given name) Arisa |
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: light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted (1) bright light; (2) hope; bright future; (3) {Buddh} light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion; (personal name) Mitsuharu; (given name) Mitsuaki; (given name) Teruaki; (g,p) Koumei; (p,s,g) Koumyouv. last entry; radiance |
光芒 see styles |
guāng máng / guang1 mang2 kuang mang koubou / kobo / こうぼう |
 More info & calligraphy: rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance beam of light |
圓光 圆光 see styles |
yuán guāng / yuan2 guang1 yüan kuang enkou / enko / えんこう |
 More info & calligraphy: radiance emanating from the head; halo (surname) EnkouThe halo surrounding the head of a Buddha, etc; Wongwang |
月光 see styles |
yuè guāng / yue4 guang1 yüeh kuang gekkou / gekko / げっこう |
 More info & calligraphy: moonlight moonlight; moonbeam; (female given name) Rumi; (female given name) Tsukumi; (surname) Tsukimitsu; (female given name) Tsukimi; (female given name) Tsukiko; (female given name) Sonata; (female given name) Gekkou; (surname) GakkouCandraprabha, 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 toukou / toko / とうこう |
 More info & calligraphy: Dongguang county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei (given name) Harumitsu; (place-name, surname) Toukou |
狂暴 see styles |
kuáng bào / kuang2 bao4 k`uang pao / kuang pao kyoubou / kyobo / きょうぼう |
 More info & calligraphy: frantic; berserk (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; CL:線|线[xian4]; transparent (open to public scrutiny) sunshine; sunlight; (female given name) Youkou; (female given name) Youko; (female given name) Hikari; (given name) Harumitsu; (personal name) Harumi; (personal name) Akira; (personal name) Akimitsu; (female given name) AkimiThe 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 |
 More info & calligraphy: divine light (around the Buddha); a halo; a miraculous column of light; (slang) jolly good! |
大光明 see styles |
dà guāng míng / da4 guang1 ming2 ta kuang ming oomiya / おおみや |
 More info & calligraphy: (surname) Oomiya |
狂戰士 狂战士 see styles |
kuáng zhàn shì / kuang2 zhan4 shi4 k`uang chan shih / kuang chan shih |
 More info & calligraphy: berserker (Norse warrior or fantasy role-playing character) |
狂暴者 see styles |
kuáng bào zhě / kuang2 bao4 zhe3 k`uang pao che / kuang pao che |
 More info & calligraphy: berserker (fantasy role-playing) |
丱 see styles |
kuàng / kuang4 k`uang / kuang |
archaic variant of 礦|矿[kuang4]; two tufts of hair; young; underage |
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 masa / まさ tadasu / ただす tadashi / ただし tasuku / たすく takumi / たくみ kuwan / くわん kiyou / kiyo / きよう kyou / kyo / きょう |
to rectify; surname Kuang (given name) Masashi; (female given name) Masa; (given name) Tadasu; (given name) Tadashi; (given name) Tasuku; (male given name) Takumi; (surname) Kuwan; (personal name) Kiyou; (given name) Kyou |
卝 see styles |
kuàng / kuang4 k`uang / kuang |
classical variant of 礦|矿[kuang4]; two bunches of hair on a child |
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 |
曠 旷 see styles |
kuàng / kuang4 k`uang / kuang hiromu / ひろむ hiroshi / ひろし |
to neglect; to skip (class or work); to waste (time); vast; loose-fitting (given name) Hiromu; (given name) Hiroshi Spacious, extensive; waste; wilderness; far, long, wide; very clear and precise |
桄 see styles |
guàng // guāng / guang4 // guang1 kuang |
woven wood and bamboo utensil; classifier for threads and strings; see 桄榔[guang1 lang2] |
框 see styles |
kuàng / kuang4 k`uang / kuang kamachi / かまち |
frame (e.g. door frame); casing; fig. framework; template; to circle (i.e. draw a circle around something); to frame; to restrict; Taiwan pr. [kuang1] (kana only) door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity |
況 况 see styles |
kuàng / kuang4 k`uang / kuang kyō |
moreover; situation still more |
洸 see styles |
guāng / guang1 kuang honoka / ほのか fukashi / ふかし hiroshi / ひろし hikaru / ひかる tsuyoshi / つよし takeshi / たけし takashi / たかし kousou / koso / こうそう kouji / koji / こうじ koushou / kosho / こうしょう kou / ko / こう akira / あきら |
sparkling water (female given name) Honoka; (given name) Fukashi; (given name) Hiroshi; (female given name) Hikaru; (male given name) Tsuyoshi; (given name) Takeshi; (given name) Takashi; (personal name) Kousou; (personal name) Kouji; (personal name) Koushou; (female given name) Kou; (given name) Akira |
灮 see styles |
guāng / guang1 kuang |
old variant of 光[guang1] |
炗 see styles |
guāng / guang1 kuang |
old variant of 光[guang1] |
爌 see styles |
kuàng // kuǎng // kòng // huǎng / kuang4 // kuang3 // kong4 // huang3 k`uang // k`ung // huang / kuang // kung // huang |
old variant of 曠|旷[kuang4]; bright and spacious; flame light; see 爌肉[kong4 rou4]; old variant of 晃[huang3]; bright |
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| 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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