[夙兴夜寐 / 夙興夜寐, sù xīng yè mèi, ㄙㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄟˋ]to rise early and sleep late (成语 saw); to work hard; to study diligently; to burn the candle at both ends#159797[Add to Longdo]
[磨杵成针 / 磨杵成針, mó chǔ chéng zhēn, ㄇㄛˊ ㄔㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣ]to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (成语 saw); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently#786430[Add to Longdo]
[磨穿铁砚 / 磨穿鐵硯, mó chuān tiě yàn, ㄇㄛˊ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄢˋ]to grind one's way through an inkstone (成语 saw); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently#912119[Add to Longdo]
[好学近乎知,力行近乎仁,知耻近乎勇 / 好學近乎知,力行近乎仁,知恥近乎勇, hào xué jìn hu zhī, lì xíng jìn hu rén, zhī chǐ jìn hu yǒng, ㄏㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨ˙ ㄓ, ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨ˙ ㄖㄣˊ, ㄓ ㄔˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨ˙ ㄩㄥˇ]to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)[Add to Longdo]