n. (Hira=まい) dancing, moving rhythmically to music; dance, rhythmic movement accompanied by music

v. (Trad=舞, Pinyin=wu3) dance, wield, brandish, flourish

n. (Trad=舞, Pinyin=wu3) dance, dancing

v. (Simp=舞, Pinyin=wu3) dance, wield, brandish, flourish

n. (Simp=舞, Pinyin=wu3) dance, dancing

wen2 ji1 qi3 wu3
Rise at the cock's crow to exercise with the sword.
Said of people with high aspirations who lose no time to prepare themselves for a great future.

xiang4 zhuang1 wu3 jian4, yi4 zai4 pei4 gong1
Xiang Zhuang performed the sword dance to cover for his attempt on the revered Pei's life.
The idiom alludes to words or acts with hidden motive. The revered Pei was Liu Bang.

Pinyin: wu3
Wade-Giles: wu3
Zhuyin:
Hanzi:
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