先斩后闻 xiānzhǎnhòuwén to act first and report later Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 先斩后闻 先斬後聞 xiānzhǎnhòuwén to act first and report later to take action before reporting to one's superiors; to execute a decision and only inform the authorities after the fact Cross-References Synonym 先斩后奏 xiānzhǎnhòuzòu
先斩后闻 先斬後聞 xiānzhǎnhòuwén to act first and report later to take action before reporting to one's superiors; to execute a decision and only inform the authorities after the fact Cross-References Synonym 先斩后奏 xiānzhǎnhòuzòu
