Kuāng Héng jiālǐ méi qián mǎi làzhú, jiù zài qiáng shàng záo le ge dòng, jiè línjū jiā de guāng dúshū.
Kuang Heng's family had no money for candles, so he made a hole in the wall and read by the light from his neighbour's house.
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The story, from 《西京杂记》, gave the idiom 凿壁偷光. He became famous for lecturing on the 《诗经》: people said that when Kuang explained the Songs, his listeners' faces lit up with delight.
