后发制人
hòu​fā​zhì​rén

to gain mastery by counterattacking

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

    后发制人 / 後發制人 hòu​fā​zhì​rén

    先发制人 / 先發制人 xiān​fā​zhì​rén

    antonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 后发制人/後發制人 · hòu​fā​zhì​rén · to gain mastery by counterattacking — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    后发制人 / 後發制人

    hòu​fā​zhì​rén

    to gain mastery by counterattacking

    To let the opponent make the first move and then take control by striking back at their weak point; to gain the upper hand by launching a counter-offensive.

    后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · after 发 (literal) → 发/發 · fā · to send out 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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