先下手为强 (先下手為強) xiān xiàshǒu wèi qiáng
xiān xiàshǒu wèi qiáng
phrase
strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term)
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '先下手為強')
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 第四十六回 Chapter 46 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 1
- 第八十一回 Chapter 81 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1