一马当先
yī​mǎ​dāng​xiān

to take the lead

  • created sense approved 一马当先/一馬當先 · yī​mǎ​dāng​xiān · to take the lead — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一马当先 / 一馬當先

    yī​mǎ​dāng​xiān

    to take the lead

    To be at the very front or take the lead in a task or competition; originally described a warrior charging at the head of an army on horseback.

    yì​mǎ​dāng​xiān

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse 当先 (literal) → 当先/當先 · dāng​xiān · to take the lead

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense