Just like a ghost
The Chinese idiom, R á NK āà ox ī n in pinyin, means burning chaff for lighting, which means studying hard. From Taiping Guangji.
The origin of Idioms
Li Qi is quoted from volume 175 of Taiping Guangji: "next year, Ding's mother will be worried because she will live in the Qing Dynasty and Qi Dynasty. She will spend the night and the day reading thousands of books."
Idiom usage
It refers to diligent study.
Analysis of Idioms
A look at oneself
Just like a ghost
play off one power against another - yǐ yí zhì yí
unable to suffer the humiliation made by the warder even if he is a whittled phoney one - kè mù wéi lì
with a severe countenance and a harsh voice - zhèng yán lì sè