有言在先
yǒu​yán​zài​xiān

to have said so beforehand

  • created sense approved 有言在先 · yǒu​yán​zài​xiān · to have said so beforehand — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    有言在先

    yǒu​yán​zài​xiān

    to have said so beforehand

    to have made a statement or reached an agreement in advance; to forewarn

    有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · to have 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech 在先 (literal) → 在先 · zài​xiān · previously

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    created sense