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先發制人
sin1 faat3 zai3 jan4
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preemptive strike; steal a march; strike the first blow; forestall the enemy  Default PoS:  Additional PoS:  Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1885 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 28th Aug 2010 00:40 and last edited on 6th Jun 2015 01:54 |
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Characters in this word:先 sin1 - first; before; temporarily發 faat3 - send out, launch; generate; trigger off 制 zai3 - establish; set up; control 人 jan4 - person; human being |
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