Traduction :
to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom); to be diligent in one's studies
Référence :
听到鸡叫就起来舞剑。后比喻有志报国的人及时奋起。
Origine :
《晋书·祖逖传》:“中夜闻荒鸡鸣,蹴琨觉,曰:‘此非恶声也。’因起舞。”
Annotation :
闻鸡起舞1
1. wénjīqǐwǔ :
[EN] to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom); to be diligent in one's studies