Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「身先士眾」, with details below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「身先士眾」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
During battles, generals personally took the lead and rushed in front of the soldiers. It is now also used to describe leaders taking the lead and walking ahead of the masses. Same as “lead by example”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shēn xiān shì zhòng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
san1 sin1 si6/si2 jung3
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
