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先小人,後君子 (sin1 siu2 jan4 hau6 gwan1 zi2) — discuss or finalise about the practicals or actuals before emotions and relationships comes into consideration (business) in Cantonese

sinˉ¹先siuˊ²小janˎ₄人,hauˍ₆後gwanˉ¹君ziˊ²子
简 先小人,后君子
Mandarin Pinyin: xian1 xiao3 ren2 , hou4 jun1 zi3

Meaning of 先小人,後君子

noundiscuss or finalise about the practicals or actuals before emotions and relationships comes into consideration (business)

Characters in 先小人,後君子

先sin1
leading; pioneering; initiating
小siu2
humble; mean; lowly
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
後hau6
a Chinese family name
君gwan1
sovereign; monarch; ruler; king; lord
子zi2
(noun) 1. son; 2. offspring; (adjective) 1. subsidiary; (noun) one of the Earthly Branches

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