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闻鸡起舞

wén jī qǐ wǔ

4-character word Traditional 聞雞起舞

What 闻鸡起舞 means

1. to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom)
2. to be diligent in one's studies

The characters in 闻鸡起舞

• 闻wénto hear; news; well-known
• 鸡jīfowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute
• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up
• 舞wǔto dance; to wield; to brandish

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