先發制人

See also: 先发制人

Chinese

early; prior; former
early; prior; former; in advance; first
 
to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop
 
system; to make; to manufacture
system; to make; to manufacture; to control; to regulate
 
 man; person; people
trad. (先發制人) 先 發 制 人
simp. (先发制人) 先 发 制 人

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Idiom

先發制人

  1. to take the initiative to subdue the enemy; to take preemptive measures
    1971年12月3日，巴基斯坦空軍對印度西北部各空軍前線基地發動先發制人打擊，第三次印巴戰爭由此爆發。 [MSC, trad.]
    1971年12月3日，巴基斯坦空军对印度西北部各空军前线基地发动先发制人打击，第三次印巴战争由此爆发。 [MSC, simp.]
    1971 nián 12 yuè 3 rì, bājīsītǎn kōngjūn duì yìndù xīběi bù gè kōngjūn qiánxiàn jīdì fādòng xiānfāzhìrén dǎjī, dì sān cì yìn bā zhànzhēng yóucǐ bàofā. [Pinyin]
    On 3 December 1971, the Pakistan Air Force launched a pre-emptive attack on forward operating bases in Northwestern India, triggering the third Indo-Pakistani war.

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