闻鸡起舞
Traditional form:
聞雞起舞
Pinyin (reading):
wénjīqǐwǔ
Definitions:
- to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom)
- to be diligent in one's studies
Characters:
- 闻 - news; to hear, to smell; to make known
- 鸡 - chicken
- 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
- 舞 - to dance; to brandish
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