The literal meaning is “要给予光明，就须忍受燃烧(Yào jíyǔ ɡuānɡmínɡ. jiù xū rěnshòu ránshāo).” You can also use it’s extended meaning, which is “给予是以牺牲为代价的(Jíyǔ shì yǐ xīshēnɡ wéi dàijià de).” In Chinese, candle means self-sacrifice and selfless and there is a very famous sentence to describe it in ancient China, which is“春蚕到死丝方尽 蜡炬成灰泪始干(Chūncán dào sǐ sī fānɡ jìn, làjù chénɡ huī lèi shǐ ɡān ). The silkworm produces silk until it’s death, and the candle lights until its burned out.” Hope it can help you more. Besides

It means 'One who holds light (who bares knowledge) also bares great suffering'. Ie the more one knows, the more ones burdens increase :) It is also like that saying 'With great power comes great responsibility' It could also mean that you will be very clever in your life, but you might also face great challenges as a result of this knowledge

A candle.