Read Edit View history 先斬後奏 xiānzhǎnhòuzòu to act first and report later Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 先斩后奏/ 先斬後奏 xiānzhǎnhòuzòu to act first and report later Literally meaning to execute a criminal before reporting to the emperor, this idiom describes taking decisive action or handling a matter before getting approval from a superior. Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 先斩后奏/先斬後奏 → 先行后闻/先行後聞 Edit Delete synonym 先斩后奏/先斬後奏 → 先斩后闻/先斬後聞 Edit Delete
先斩后奏/ 先斬後奏 xiānzhǎnhòuzòu to act first and report later Literally meaning to execute a criminal before reporting to the emperor, this idiom describes taking decisive action or handling a matter before getting approval from a superior. Edit Delete