早起的鳥兒有蟲吃
zǎo​qǐ​de​niǎo​r​yǒu​chóng​chī

the early bird catches the worm

  • created sense approved 早起的鸟儿有虫吃/早起的鳥兒有蟲吃 · zǎo​qǐ​de​niǎo​r​yǒu​chóng​chī · the early bird catches the worm — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    早起的鸟儿有虫吃 / 早起的鳥兒有蟲吃

    zǎo​qǐ​de​niǎo​r​yǒu​chóng​chī

    the early bird catches the worm

    An idiom meaning that those who act early or are proactive will have a better chance of success or benefit.

    早起 (literal) → 早起 · zǎo​qǐ · to get up early 的 (literal) → 的 · de · [possessive/attributive] 鸟儿 (literal) → 鸟儿/鳥兒 · niǎo​r · bird 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 虫 (literal) → 虫/蟲 · chóng · insect 吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to eat

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense