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
rise at cockcrow
with profound respect and humility - chéng huáng chéng kǒng
heaven and earth will not tolerate - tiān lǐ bù róng
Give up everything for a long time - bǎi shè chóng jiǎn
one has attained a success and is well-contented - chūn fēng dé yì