Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「請先入甕」, explained here.
Learn about the idiom 「請先入甕」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
It means please go to trial and plead guilty first.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qǐng xiān rù wèng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cheng2 sin1 yap6 ung3
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.

