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先斩后奏

xiān zhǎn hòu zòu

4-character word Traditional 先斬後奏

What 先斩后奏 means

  1. (lit.) execute sb first, then report to the emperor (idiom)
  2. (fig.) to act first and report later; to take action without prior approval

The characters in 先斩后奏

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