一马当先

Traditional form:

一馬當先

Pinyin (reading):

yīmǎdāngxiān

Definitions:

• (idiom) to take the lead

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 马 - horse; surname
• 当 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
• 先 - first, former, previous

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 馬 - horse; surname
• 當 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
• 先 - first, former, previous