After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「先行後聞」. Meaning and usage are below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「先行後聞」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
It is a metaphor for doing something without asking for permission, creating a fait accompli, and then reporting it to superiors.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xiān háng hòu wén
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sin1 haang4 hau6 man4
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
