凿壁偷光(záo bì tōu guāng): lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 鑿壁偷光
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- záo bì tōu guāng
- Meaning
- lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 鑿壁偷光
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 凿壁偷光 — tap one to open its word page.
què确záo凿
HSK 7-9definite
bì壁huà画
HSK 7-9mural (painting)
gē戈bì壁
HSK 7-9Gobi (desert)
què确záo凿bù不yí移
established and irrefutable (idiom)
chuān穿záo凿fù附huì会
(idiom) to make far-fetched claims; to offer outlandish explanations
yán言zhī之záo凿záo凿
(idiom) to speak with conviction
záo凿zǐ子
chisel
kāi开záo凿
to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
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