捷足先登 jiézúxiāndēng the early bird catches the worm Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 捷足先登 jiézúxiāndēng the early bird catches the worm The quick-footed climb up first; a metaphor for those who act fast being the ones to reach their goal first or get what they want. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.890 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.625 per million Cross-References Same as 疾足先得 jízúxiāndéAntonym 坐失良机 zuòshīliángjī Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
捷足先登 jiézúxiāndēng the early bird catches the worm The quick-footed climb up first; a metaphor for those who act fast being the ones to reach their goal first or get what they want. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.890 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.625 per million Cross-References Same as 疾足先得 jízúxiāndéAntonym 坐失良机 zuòshīliángjī Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
