Read Edit View history Discussion 先斩后闻 xiānzhǎnhòuwén to act first and report later Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 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 Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 先斩后奏/先斬後奏 → 先斩后闻/先斬後聞 Edit Delete
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 Edit Delete