遲嚟先上岸 (ci4 lei4 sin1 soeng5 ngon6) — jumped the line; describes a situation where a person who came later than others but managed to do something before others (who came before him/her) in Cantonese

ciˎ₄leiˎ₄sinˉ¹soengˏ₅ngonˍ₆
迟嚟先上岸
Mandarin Pinyin: chi2 li2 xian1 shang4 an4

Meaning of 遲嚟先上岸

nounjumped the line; describes a situation where a person who came later than others but managed to do something before others (who came before him/her)

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