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Here is the Chinese idiom 「身先士卒」, along with its meaning and how it is used.
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.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shēn xiān shì zú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
san1 sin1 si6 jeut1
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