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先發制人 (sin1 faat3 zai3 jan4) — preemptive strike; steal a march; strike the first blow; forestall the enemy in Cantonese

sinˉ¹先faat˗₃發zai˗₃制janˎ₄人
简 先发制人
Mandarin Pinyin: xian1 fa1 zhi4 ren2

Meaning of 先發制人

nounpreemptive strike; steal a march; strike the first blow; forestall the enemy

Characters in 先發制人

先sin1
leading; pioneering; initiating
發faat3
classifier for ammunition
制zai3
a Chinese family name
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources

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