鸡叫头遍上路，越走越明雞叫頭遍上路，越走越明雞叫頭遍上路，越走越明

setting out at the first cockcrow: the further you go, the brighter

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Prospects grow brighter all the time. Approving, hopeful.
Wordplay: 明 (míng) means both light and bright (hopeful) in the future.

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Simplified: 鸡叫头遍上路，越走越明
Traditional (Taiwan): 雞叫頭遍上路，越走越明
Pinyin: jījiào tóu biàn shànglù, yuè zǒu yuè míng
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄨˋ，ㄩㄝˋ ㄗㄡˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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