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先声夺人
xiān shēng duó rén
What 先声夺人 means
- to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
The characters in 先声夺人
- 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
- 声shēngsound; voice; tone
- 夺duóto seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of
- 人rénperson; people
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