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

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• 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
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ faat³ zai³ jan⁴, hau⁶ faat³ zai³ jyu¹ jan⁴
    • Yale: sīn faat jai yàhn, hauh faat jai yū yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ faat⁸ dzai³ jan⁴, hau⁶ faat⁸ dzai³ jy¹ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ fad³ zei³ yen⁴, heo⁶ fad³ zei³ yu¹ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ faːt̚³ t͡sɐi̯³³ jɐn²¹ hɐu̯²² faːt̚³ t͡sɐi̯³³ jyː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

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.

Related terms

• 先發制人／先发制人 (xiānfāzhìrén)
• 後發制人／后发制人 (hòufāzhìrén)