捷足先得
jié​zú​xiān​dé

the race is to the swift

  • created reference approved 捷足先得 → 疾足先得 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    捷足先得 jié​zú​xiān​dé

    疾足先得 jí​zú​xiān​dé

    see

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  • created sense approved 捷足先得 · jié​zú​xiān​dé · the race is to the swift — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    捷足先得

    jié​zú​xiān​dé

    the race is to the swift

    The swift-footed person is the first to arrive; used to describe those who act quickly and achieve their goal first.

    捷 (literal) → 捷 · jié · fast 足 (literal) → 足 · zú · foot 先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · first 得 (literal) → 得 · dé · to get

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

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