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先發制人
先發制人
See also: 先发制人
Chinese
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early; prior; former; in advance; first
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to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop
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system; to make; to manufacture; to control; to regulate
!man; person; people |- !trad. (先發制人) | 先 | 發 | 制 | 人 |- !simp. (先发制人) | 先 | 发 | 制 | 人 |}
Idiom
先發制人
- to take the initiative to subdue the enemy; to take preemptive measures