早起的鸟儿有虫吃

早起的鳥兒有蟲吃
zǎodeniǎoryǒuchóngchī

the early bird gets the worm

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 早起 zǎo to get up early
=2 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=2 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=2 really and truly
=2 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
3 鸟儿 niǎor bird
=4 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒu intentional)
=4 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
=5 chóng variant of chóng
=5 chóng
  1. lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
  2. (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

classifiers: ,

=5 chóng
  1. dry hot air
  2. only used in 爞爞
=6 chī
  1. to eat; to consume
  2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
  3. to eradicate; to destroy
  4. to absorb
  5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
=6 chī variant of chī