Xuan tou ci gu, Xuán tóu cì gǔ: 2 definitions
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懸頭刺股 [xuán tóu cì gǔ] [xuan tou ci gu]—
"Suspended head" (懸頭 [xuan tou]): Hanging one's hair from the roof beam with a rope. See the entry for "Suspended head" (懸頭 [xuan tou]). "Pricking the thigh" (刺股 [ci gu]): Pricking one's thigh with an awl. See the entry for "Pricking the thigh" (刺股 [ci gu]). "Suspended head and pricking the thigh" is a metaphor for studying diligently. Ming Dynasty, Wang Tingna, The Roar of the Lion, Act 27: "Reading before the window, suspended head and pricking the thigh, especially now when the wise and enlightened Emperor is promoting Confucianism (崇儒 [chong ru])." Also written as "Suspended head and pricking the bone" (懸頭刺骨 [xuan tou ci gu]), "Suspended beam and pricking the thigh" (懸梁刺股 [xuan liang ci gu]), "Suspended beam and pricking the bone" (懸梁刺骨 [xuan liang ci gu]), "Pricking the thigh and suspending the beam" (刺股懸梁 [ci gu xuan liang]), "Pricking the bone and suspending the beam" (刺骨懸梁 [ci gu xuan liang]).
懸頭刺股：懸頭，將頭髮用繩子懸在屋梁上。參見「懸頭」條。刺股，用錐刺腿。參見「刺股」條。懸頭刺股比喻發憤學習。明．汪廷訥《獅吼記》第二七齣：「窗前讀，懸頭刺股，況當今聖明天子正崇儒。」也作「懸頭刺骨」、「懸梁刺股」、「懸梁刺骨」、「刺股懸梁」、「刺骨懸梁」。
xuán tóu cì gǔ: xuán tóu, jiāng tóu fà yòng shéng zi xuán zài wū liáng shàng. cān jiàn “xuán tóu” tiáo. cì gǔ, yòng zhuī cì tuǐ. cān jiàn “cì gǔ” tiáo. xuán tóu cì gǔ bǐ yù fā fèn xué xí. míng． wāng tíng nè < shī hǒu jì> dì èr qī chū: “chuāng qián dú, xuán tóu cì gǔ, kuàng dāng jīn shèng míng tiān zi zhèng chóng rú.” yě zuò “xuán tóu cì gǔ” ,, “xuán liáng cì gǔ” ,, “xuán liáng cì gǔ” ,, “cì gǔ xuán liáng” ,, “cì gǔ xuán liáng” .
xuan tou ci gu: xuan tou, jiang tou fa yong sheng zi xuan zai wu liang shang. can jian "xuan tou" tiao. ci gu, yong zhui ci tui. can jian "ci gu" tiao. xuan tou ci gu bi yu fa fen xue xi. ming. wang ting ne < shi hou ji> di er qi chu: "chuang qian du, xuan tou ci gu, kuang dang jin sheng ming tian zi zheng chong ru." ye zuo "xuan tou ci gu" ,, "xuan liang ci gu" ,, "xuan liang ci gu" ,, "ci gu xuan liang" ,, "ci gu xuan liang" .
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
懸頭刺骨 [xuán tóu cì gǔ] [xuan tou ci gu]—
An analogy for studying diligently. See also the entry for "懸頭刺股 [xuan tou ci gu] (xuán tóu cì gǔ)" [suspend one's head and prick one's thigh]. From "Qun Yin Lei Xuan • Guan Qiang Lei • Volume 9 • Longquan Ji • Jiating Xunzi" [A Collection of Melodies • Official Tune Category • Volume 9 • The Dragon Spring Chronicle • Family Admonition to Sons]: "Literary works accumulate like hills, to master them, one must strive hard, '(xuán tóu cì gǔ)' is not a false saying."
懸頭刺骨：比喻發憤向學。參見「懸頭刺股」條。《群音類選．官腔類．卷九．龍泉記．家庭訓子》：「詞翰積如丘，要精通，須苦求，懸頭刺骨非虛謬。」
xuán tóu cì gǔ: bǐ yù fā fèn xiàng xué. cān jiàn “xuán tóu cì gǔ” tiáo. < qún yīn lèi xuǎn． guān qiāng lèi． juǎn jiǔ． lóng quán jì． jiā tíng xùn zi>: “cí hàn jī rú qiū, yào jīng tōng, xū kǔ qiú, xuán tóu cì gǔ fēi xū miù.”
xuan tou ci gu: bi yu fa fen xiang xue. can jian "xuan tou ci gu" tiao. < qun yin lei xuan. guan qiang lei. juan jiu. long quan ji. jia ting xun zi>: "ci han ji ru qiu, yao jing tong, xu ku qiu, xuan tou ci gu fei xu miu."
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Partial matches: Tou, Gu, Xuan, Ci, Ce.
Full-text: Ji xue nang ying, Mulin, Shang jin dong gu, Ye fan niang geng.
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