擒賊先擒王 (kam4 caak6 sin1 kam4 wong4) — in war one must first catch the leader of the enemy to win, this is a metaphor to say that one must grasp the key crux before embarking on something in Cantonese

kamˎ₄caakˍ₆sinˉ¹kamˎ₄wongˎ₄
擒贼先擒王
Mandarin Pinyin: qin2 zei2 xian1 qin2 wang2

Meaning of 擒賊先擒王

nounin war one must first catch the leader of the enemy to win, this is a metaphor to say that one must grasp the key crux before embarking on something

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