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擒賊先擒王 (kam4 caak6 sin1 kam4 wong4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

擒賊先擒王 (kam4 caak6 sin1 kam4 wong4, qín zéi xiān qín wáng) — in war one must first catch the leader of the enemy to win, this is a metaphor to say that one must grasp the key crux before embarking on something

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 擒上去 (kam4 soeng5 heoi3) — to climb up
• 擒上擒落 (kam4 soeng5 kam4 lok6) — verb; climbing; going up and down
• 擒擒青 (kam4 kam4 cing1) — very urgent, cannot wait, in a hurry
• 擒樹 (kam4 syu6) — verb; climb the tree
• 擒青 (kam4 ceng1) — (adjective) hurried; rushed; hasty
• 擒騎 (kam4 ke4) — to describe mischievous restless children who love climbing up and down

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