先发制人
xiān​fā​zhì​rén

to strike first

  • created reference approved 先发制人/先發制人 → 后发制于人/後發制於人 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先发制人 / 先發制人 xiān​fā​zhì​rén

    后发制于人 / 後發制於人 hòu​fā​zhì​yú​rén

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 先发制人/先發制人 · xiān​fā​zhì​rén · to strike first — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先发制人 / 先發制人

    xiān​fā​zhì​rén

    to strike first

    (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt an opponent in order to control them or gain the upper hand (note: the character [[制|制|zhi4]] should not be mistakenly written as [[治|治|zhi4]])

    先发 (literal) → 先发/先發 · xiān​fā · to take preemptive action 制 (literal) → 制 · zhì · to control 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · other people

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

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