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闻鸡起舞
wén jī qǐ wǔ
What 闻鸡起舞 means
- to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom)
- 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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