祖逖鞭 zǔtìbiān whip of Zu Ti Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 祖逖 zǔtì Zu Ti General of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (266-321), famous for his dedication and the idiom 闻鸡起舞 wénjīqǐwǔ, meaning to wake up at the first crow of the rooster to practice swordplay.鞭 biān to whip to flog; to lash; to whip using a leather cord or stick