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Here, we present the idiom 「棋輸先著」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Refers to losing the game of chess because the opponent took the first move. A metaphor for being slightly inferior to the other party in skill.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qí shū xiān zhe
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
kei4 syu1 sin1 jeuk3/jeuk6
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