先下手为强先下手為強

xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng

Meaning

(idiom) strike first to gain the upper hand

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Characters

先xiānfirst, former, previous土儿下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next一卜手shǒuhand 为wèito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be丶力丶强qiángstrong, powerful, energetic弓虽

Examples

先下手为强，后下手遭殃。

xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng， hòu xià shǒu zāo yāng。

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