Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「捷足先得」. Learn its usage below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「捷足先得」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
It is a metaphor that people who act quickly reach their goals or get what they want first.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jié zú xiān dé
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jit6 juk1 sin1 dak1
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
