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遲嚟先上岸 (ci4 lei4 sin1 soeng5 ngon6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

遲嚟先上岸 (ci4 lei4 sin1 soeng5 ngon6, chí lí xiān shàng àn) — jumped the line; describes a situation where a person who came later than others but managed to do something before others (who came before him; her)

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 遲下 (ci4 haa5) — later
• 遲到好過冇到 (ci4 dou3 hou2 gwo3 mou5 dou3) — better late than never
• 遲啲見 (ci4 di1 gin3) — see you later
• 遲啲 (ci4 di1) — later on; will be late (spoken)
• 遲幾日 (ci4 gei2 jat6) — a few days later
• 遲 (ci4) — late; delayed; slow; tardy

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