lit. always with a book in hand (idiom) / fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
General Lü / Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 / of the southern state of Wu (idiom) / model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
敬业乐群
jìng yè lè qún
diligent and sociable (idiom) / meticulous in work and dealing cheerfully with one's colleagues
笃信好学
dǔ xìn hào xué
sincere belief and diligent study
钻坚仰高
zuān jiān yǎng gāo
lit. looking up to it, it gets higher / boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects) / fig. to delve deeply into one's studies / meticulous and diligent study
闻鸡起舞
wén jī qǐ wǔ
to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom) / to be diligent in one's studies
朝乾夕惕
zhāo qián xī tì
cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū
lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom) / fig. to be diligent in one's studies
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