先下手为强
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
Traditional: 先下手為強
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- strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
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上(shǎng)— see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
→一回生二回熟(yī huí shēng èr huí shú)— unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
→一拍即合(yī pāi jí hé)— lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
→一波未平,一波又起(yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ)— before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
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