rise at cockcrow(jī míng ér qǐ)

rise at cockcrow

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī m í ng é RQ ǐ, which means to get up when a chicken crows. He is diligent. It's from Mencius with all his heart.

The origin of Idioms

Mencius: the song of the rooster, the breeding of the good, Shun's disciples

Idiom usage

To be diligent is not to be lazy. To be diligent is not to be profitable. Han Yu, Tang Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

Dance at the sound of the chicken

Chinese PinYin : jī míng ér qǐ