一马当先

Traditional: 一馬當先

yī mǎ dāng xiān

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to take the lead

What does 一马当先 mean?

一马当先 (yī mǎ dāng xiān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to take the lead

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一yīone · single 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]当dāng(onom.) dong · ding dong (bell)先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier · at first; originally

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一马当先

yī mǎ dāng xiān

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