형설지공
hyeongseoljigong · diligent study amid hardship
CEFR C2Example sentence
형설지공으로 학위를 마쳤어요.
He finished his degree through hard-won study.
More Level C2 words
- 마이동풍 maidongpung — turning a deaf ear
- 우이독경 uidokgyeong — reading scripture to an ox — futile advice
- 조삼모사 josammosa — deceiving with a trivial rearrangement
- 호시탐탐 hositamtam — watching intently for a chance
- 와신상담 wasinsangdam — enduring hardship to achieve revenge
- 권토중래 gwontojungnae — returning stronger after defeat
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