先公
xiān gōng
Pinyin
Definition
先公
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- deceased father
- deceased senior male figure
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
假公济私
- 1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
先下手为强
- 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
先斩后奏
- 1 first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
先发制人
- 1 to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
- 2 to anticipate
- 3 preemptive
先睹为快
- 1 joy of first experience (idiom)
- 2 the pleasure of reading sth for the first time