先發制人

See also: 先发制人

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop	system; to make; to manufacture 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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiānfāzhìrén

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄈㄚㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ faat³ zai³ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiānfāzhìrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄈㄚㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianfajyhren
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ faat³ zai³ jan⁴
  - Yale: sīn faat jai yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ faat⁸ dzai³ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ fad³ zei³ yen⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ fäːt̚³ t͡sɐi̯³³ jɐn²¹/

Idiom

先發制人

to take the initiative to subdue the enemy; to take preemptive measures

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