"聞雞起舞" meaning in All languages combined

See 聞雞起舞 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /wən³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mɐn²¹ kɐi̯⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵ mou̯¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /wən³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /mɐn²¹ kɐi̯⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵ mou̯¹³/ Chinese transliterations: wénjīqǐwǔ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄧˇ ㄨˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], man⁴ gai¹ hei² mou⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wénjīqǐwǔ [Phonetic:wénjīqíwǔ] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wúnjicǐwǔ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wên²-chi¹-chʻi³-wu³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wén-jī-chǐ-wǔ [Mandarin, Yale], wenjichiiwuu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], вэньцзициу [Mandarin, Palladius], vɛnʹcziciu [Mandarin, Palladius], màhn gāi héi móuh [Cantonese, Yale], man⁴ gai¹ hei² mou⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], men⁴ gei¹ héi² mou⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: Based on a story in Zu Ti (祖逖)'s biography in the Book of Jin [648 CE], in which Zu Ti would get up with the sound of the roosters in order to practice his martial arts. Etymology templates: {{l|zh|祖逖//|lit=|pos=|sc=|t=|tr=}} 祖逖, {{lw|zh|祖逖}} 祖逖, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE, {{defdate|648 <small class='ce-date'>CE</small>}} [648 CE] Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 聞雞起舞
  1. to be a go-getter; to be a self-starter Wikipedia link: Book of Jin Tags: idiomatic

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      "zh-pron": "vɛnʹcziciu"
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      "ipa": "/wən³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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