捷足先登
Chinese edit
victory; triumph; quick victory; triumph; quick; prompt; rapid |
foot; to be sufficient | early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first |
to go up; to climb; ascend to go up; to climb; ascend; mount; register; note; to publish; to issue; to record | ||
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simp. and trad. (捷足先登) |
捷 | 足 | 先 | 登 | |
Literally: “the quick of foot will be the first to ascend”. |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
捷足先登
- to take the first step; to act early on; the early bird gets the worm