study by the light of snow

study by the light of snow

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ì ngyu è D ú sh ū, which means to use the moonlight to light reading. It describes a poor family who studies hard. It comes from the biography of Jiang Bi in the southern history.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Jiang Bi in the history of the south, he said: "he is poor, and he works in the daytime. He studies in the moonlight at night. When the light is slanting, he holds the scroll and rises to the house. When he sleeps heavily, he ascends even more."

Analysis of Idioms

Ying Xuedu

Idiom usage

It refers to diligent study.

Examples

Xiu Qiang, I don't need to clean the snow and cook tea. Su Yanwen's winter scenery in Yuan Dynasty

Idiom story

Jiang MI, a native of the Southern Dynasty, was poor when he was young. He had to help his family do chores to make a living during the day. At night, he took the time to study. Because he could not afford candlelight, he had to stand under the moonlight to study, and the moon fell to the West. He climbed up the ladder and continued to read. He often fell off the ladder because of drowsiness. After he got up, he continued to read.