懸樑刺股

See also: 悬梁刺股

Chinese

		to hang oneself from a beam
trad. (懸樑刺股/懸梁刺股)		懸樑/懸梁	刺股
simp. (悬梁刺股)		悬梁	刺股
Literally: “to tie (one's hair) to the rafters (so that if one falls asleep, one will be awakened), and to prick one's thighs (in order to stay awake)”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xuánliángcìgǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄘˋ ㄍㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ loeng⁴ ci³ gu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xuánliángcìgǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄘˋ ㄍㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanliangtsyhguu
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ loeng⁴ ci³ gu²
  - Yale: yùhn lèuhng chi gú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ loeng⁴ tsi³ gu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ lêng⁴ qi³ gu²
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ lœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰiː³³ kuː³⁵/

Idiom

懸樑刺股

to study diligently

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