"懸樑刺股" meaning in Chinese

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    {
      "english": "Sun Jing, courtesy name Wenbao, was studious. He would study from morning to night. When he felt sleepy, he would tie his hair with a string and hang it on the rafters (so that if he fell asleep, he would be awakened).",
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      "ref": " The Book of Han, circa 1ˢᵗ century CE",
      "roman": "Sūn Jìng, zì Wénbǎo, hǎoxué, chén xī bùxiū. Jízhì mián shuì pí qǐn, yǐ shéng xì tóu, xuán wūliáng.",
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      "text": "孫敬，字文寶，好學，晨夕不休。及至眠睡疲寢，以繩系頭，懸屋樑。",
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      "english": "Sun Jing, courtesy name Wenbao, was studious. He would study from morning to night. When he felt sleepy, he would tie his hair with a string and hang it on the rafters (so that if he fell asleep, he would be awakened).",
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      "ref": " The Book of Han, circa 1ˢᵗ century CE",
      "roman": "Sūn Jìng, zì Wénbǎo, hǎoxué, chén xī bùxiū. Jízhì mián shuì pí qǐn, yǐ shéng xì tóu, xuán wūliáng.",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "text": "孙敬，字文宝，好学，晨夕不休。及至眠睡疲寝，以绳系头，悬屋梁。",
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    },
    {
      "english": "When he (Su Qin) felt sleepy while studying, he would use an awl to prick his thighs (in order to stay awake) until blood flew over his feet.",
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        "Traditional Chinese"
      ],
      "ref": " Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE",
      "roman": "Dúshū yù shuì, yǐn zhuī zì cì qí gǔ, xuè liú zhì zú.",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "text": "讀書欲睡，引錐自刺其股，血流至足。",
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      "english": "When he (Su Qin) felt sleepy while studying, he would use an awl to prick his thighs (in order to stay awake) until blood flew over his feet.",
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      "ref": " Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE",
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      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "读书欲睡，引锥自刺其股，血流至足。",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "懸樑／悬梁 (xuán liáng) refers to what Sun Jing (孫敬／孙敬) of Eastern Han did:\n:\n刺股 (cì gǔ) refers to what Su Qin did",
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      "form": "悬梁刺股",
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  "literal_meaning": "to tie (one's hair) to the rafters (so that if one falls asleep, one will be awakened), and to prick one's thighs (in order to stay awake)",
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      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄘˋ ㄍㄨˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyun⁴ loeng⁴ ci³ gu²"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xuánliángcìgǔ"
    },
    {
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syuánliángcìhgǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsüan²-liang²-tzʻŭ⁴-ku³"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sywán-lyáng-tsz̀-gǔ"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shyuanliangtsyhguu"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сюаньлянцыгу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjuanʹljancygu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùhn lèuhng chi gú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyn⁴ loeng⁴ tsi³ gu²"
    },
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yun⁴ lêng⁴ qi³ gu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyːn²¹ lœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰiː³³ kuː³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyːn²¹ lœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰiː³³ kuː³⁵/"
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  "word": "懸樑刺股"
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  "etymology_examples": [
    {
      "english": "Sun Jing, courtesy name Wenbao, was studious. He would study from morning to night. When he felt sleepy, he would tie his hair with a string and hang it on the rafters (so that if he fell asleep, he would be awakened).",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Classical Chinese",
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ],
      "ref": " The Book of Han, circa 1ˢᵗ century CE",
      "roman": "Sūn Jìng, zì Wénbǎo, hǎoxué, chén xī bùxiū. Jízhì mián shuì pí qǐn, yǐ shéng xì tóu, xuán wūliáng.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "孫敬，字文寶，好學，晨夕不休。及至眠睡疲寢，以繩系頭，懸屋樑。",
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    },
    {
      "english": "Sun Jing, courtesy name Wenbao, was studious. He would study from morning to night. When he felt sleepy, he would tie his hair with a string and hang it on the rafters (so that if he fell asleep, he would be awakened).",
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      ],
      "ref": " The Book of Han, circa 1ˢᵗ century CE",
      "roman": "Sūn Jìng, zì Wénbǎo, hǎoxué, chén xī bùxiū. Jízhì mián shuì pí qǐn, yǐ shéng xì tóu, xuán wūliáng.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "孙敬，字文宝，好学，晨夕不休。及至眠睡疲寝，以绳系头，悬屋梁。",
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    },
    {
      "english": "When he (Su Qin) felt sleepy while studying, he would use an awl to prick his thighs (in order to stay awake) until blood flew over his feet.",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Classical Chinese",
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ],
      "ref": " Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE",
      "roman": "Dúshū yù shuì, yǐn zhuī zì cì qí gǔ, xuè liú zhì zú.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "讀書欲睡，引錐自刺其股，血流至足。",
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    },
    {
      "english": "When he (Su Qin) felt sleepy while studying, he would use an awl to prick his thighs (in order to stay awake) until blood flew over his feet.",
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        "Simplified Chinese"
      ],
      "ref": " Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE",
      "roman": "Dúshū yù shuì, yǐn zhuī zì cì qí gǔ, xuè liú zhì zú.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "读书欲睡，引锥自刺其股，血流至足。",
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  "etymology_text": "懸樑／悬梁 (xuán liáng) refers to what Sun Jing (孫敬／孙敬) of Eastern Han did:\n:\n刺股 (cì gǔ) refers to what Su Qin did",
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      "zh-pron": "xuánliángcìgǔ"
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄘˋ ㄍㄨˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "jyun⁴ loeng⁴ ci³ gu²"
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      "zh-pron": "xuánliángcìgǔ"
    },
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syuánliángcìhgǔ"
    },
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        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsüan²-liang²-tzʻŭ⁴-ku³"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sywán-lyáng-tsz̀-gǔ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shyuanliangtsyhguu"
    },
    {
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сюаньлянцыгу"
    },
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjuanʹljancygu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùhn lèuhng chi gú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyn⁴ loeng⁴ tsi³ gu²"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yun⁴ lêng⁴ qi³ gu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyːn²¹ lœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰiː³³ kuː³⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/jyːn²¹ lœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰiː³³ kuː³⁵/"
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  "word": "懸樑刺股"
}

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