擒賊擒王 (kam4 caak6 kam4 wong4) — defeat the enemy by capturing their chief in Cantonese

kamˎ₄caakˍ₆kamˎ₄wongˎ₄
擒贼擒王
Mandarin Pinyin: qin2 zei2 qin2 wang2

Meaning of 擒賊擒王

noundefeat the enemy by capturing their chief
nounTo catch brigands, first catch their leader

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