read by the light of fireflies

read by the light of fireflies

Nangyingzhaodu is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is n á ngy í ngzh à OSH à, which means to carry fireflies in your pocket and read by them. It describes poor family and hard work. It comes from the biography of Che Yin in the book of Jin.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Che Yin in the book of Jin, "Che Yin is diligent, knowledgeable and knowledgeable. He seldom gets oil when his family is poor. In summer, he practices and holds dozens of fireflies to light his books. He works day and night."

Idiom usage

It refers to studying hard. example in ancient times, there were people with lofty ideals who dug walls to steal light. (Lu Xun's essays on qijieting: difficult and unconvincing)

Idiom story

In Jin Dynasty, Che Yin was eager to learn from childhood, but because his family was poor, he had no money to buy lamp oil for him to study in the evening, so he thought it was a pity to waste his time in the evening. On a summer night, he saw fireflies flying everywhere outside, so he used a white gauze bag to catch dozens of fireflies hanging on the top of the book, reading in the weak light.