先行後聞
xiān​xíng​hòu​wén

to act first and report later

  • created sense approved 先行后闻/先行後聞 · xiān​xíng​hòu​wén · to act first and report later — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先行后闻 / 先行後聞

    xiān​xíng​hòu​wén

    to act first and report later

    to carry out a task or take action before notifying or asking permission from superiors; synonymous with acting first and reporting later

    先行 (literal) → 先行 · xiān​xíng · beforehand 后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · after 闻 (literal) → 闻/聞 · wén · to hear

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

    created sense