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身先士卒
  san1 sin1 si6 zeot1   jyutping
  shen1 xian1 shi4 zu2   pinyin
1. for a higher ranking soldier lead his men in a charge 2. for someone to take up a position of leadership leading people on

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
身先士卒

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Characters in this word:

 san1  -  body; life; oneself
 sin1  -  first; before; temporarily
 si6  -  commendable person
 zeot1 cyut3  -  soldier; finish; finally
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