dǎ​dì​yī​pào

to fire the first shot

  • created sense approved 打第一炮 · dǎ​dì​yī​pào · to fire the first shot — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    打第一炮

    dǎ​dì​yī​pào

    to fire the first shot

    to be the first to speak or act in a campaign or competition; to take the initiative; to set a precedent

    打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hit 第一炮 (literal) → 第一炮 · dì​yī​pào · opening shot

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

    created sense