4 characters Idiom and proverb 6 679

Character combinations make words; words evolve into idioms. Learn 「先我著鞭」 today with this free Chinese resource.

The idiom being introduced now is 「先我著鞭」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

Wear: next. A metaphor for taking a step faster and getting ahead.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xiān wǒ zhe biān

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sin1 ngo5 jeuk3/jeuk6 bin1

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