聚螢映雪 (zeoi6 jing4 jing2 syut3): lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom) | Cantonese Dictionary

zeoi6 jing4 jing2 syut3聚螢映雪聚萤映雪

Jyutpingzeoi6 jing4 jing2 syut3

Yalejeuih yìngh yíng syut

Definition

lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom); fig. ambitious student from impoverished background

T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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