Cock crows at night

Cock crows at night

Rooster crowing at night is an idiom pronounced Xi ó NGJ ī y è m í ng, which means that in ancient times, rooster crowing at night was regarded as an abnormal phenomenon and a precursor to war.

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In ancient times, it was thought that the cock crowing at night was an abnormal phenomenon, which foretold war.

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"Huainanzi · Taizu Xun" said: "the old man had the ambition to attack the country. The dogs in the city howled, the rooster crowed at night, and the soldiers moved and the troops were startled." Gao Yinzhu: "the rooster crows at night and the army rises, and the Qi is moved."