先發制人，後發制於人

Chinese

to take the initiative to subdue the enemy; to take preemptive measures
back; behind; rear
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
 
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
 
in; at; to
in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname
 
 man; person; people
trad. (先發制人，後發制於人) 先發制人 ， 後 發 制 於 人
simp. (先发制人，后发制于人) 先发制人 ， 后 发 制 于 人

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiānfāzhìrén, hòufāzhìyúrén
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): sin1 faat3 zai3 jan4, hau6 faat3 zai3 jyu1 jan4
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: xiānfāzhìrén, hòufāzhìyúrén
      • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: sianfajhìhrén, hòufajhìhyúrén
      • Wade–Giles: hsien1-fa1-chih4-jên2, hou4-fa1-chih4-yü2-jên2
      • Yale: syān-fā-jr̀-rén-, hòu-fā-jr̀-yú-rén
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianfajyhren, howfajyhyuren
      • Palladius: сяньфачжижэнь, хоуфачжиюйжэнь (sjanʹfačžižɛnʹ, xoufačžijujžɛnʹ)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ fä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ y³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

先發制人，後發制於人

  1. Act first and subdue your enemy, or else you will be subdued by your enemy.
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