聞雞起舞
wén​jī​qǐ​wǔ

to be diligent

  • created sense approved 闻鸡起舞/聞雞起舞 · wén​jī​qǐ​wǔ · to be diligent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    闻鸡起舞 / 聞雞起舞

    wén​jī​qǐ​wǔ

    to be diligent

    to start practicing at the first crow of the cock; describes an ambitious person who is self-disciplined and rouses themselves into action; originally referring to the story of Zu Ti from the Jin Dynasty who rose to practice swordplay at dawn

    闻 (literal) → 闻/聞 · wén · to hear 鸡 (literal) → 鸡/雞 · jī · chicken 起舞 (literal) → 起舞 · qǐ​wǔ · to start dancing

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

    created sense