擒賊擒王
Chinese edit
capture | thief | capture | king; Wang (proper name) | ||
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trad. (擒賊擒王) | 擒 | 賊 | 擒 | 王 | |
simp. (擒贼擒王) | 擒 | 贼 | 擒 | 王 |
Etymology edit
See 射人先射馬,擒賊先擒王/射人先射马,擒贼先擒王 (shè rén xiān shè mǎ, qín zéi xiān qín wáng)
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
擒賊擒王
- If you want to round up a gang, you must get its chief first; To defeat the enemy, first capture their chief; to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief first