先声夺人
Traditional form:
先聲奪人
Pinyin (reading):
xiānshēngduórén
Definitions:
- to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
Characters:
- 先 - first, former, previous
- 声 - sound, noise; voice, tone, music
- 夺 - to rob, to snatch, to take by force
- 人 - man, person; people
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