三更火，五更鸡
sān​gēng​huǒ​wǔ​gēng​jī

diligent in study

  • created sense approved 三更火，五更鸡/三更火，五更雞 · sān​gēng​huǒ​wǔ​gēng​jī · diligent in study — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三更火，五更鸡 / 三更火，五更雞

    sān​gēng​huǒ​wǔ​gēng​jī

    diligent in study

    to be industrious and work hard from midnight until dawn; a variant form of the idiom describing diligent study

    三更 (literal) → 三更 · sān​gēng · third night watch 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire ， (non_chinese) 五更 (literal) → 五更 · wǔ​gēng · fifth watch 鸡 (literal) → 鸡/雞 · jī · chicken

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