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首當其衝 (sau2 dong1 kei4 cung1) — to bear the brunt of; the first to be hit by sth. in Cantonese

sauˊ²首dongˉ¹當keiˎ₄其cungˉ¹衝
简 首当其冲
Mandarin Pinyin: shou3 dang1 qi2 chong1

Meaning of 首當其衝

nounto bear the brunt of; the first to be hit by sth.
noun(idiom) The first to get hit (in a battle etc.)

Characters in 首當其衝

首sau2
the first; beginning
當dong1
should; ought to; must
其kei4
used as rhetorical word to form a four-character expression
衝cung1
charge; rush; dash; thrust forth; burst into

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