先声夺人 in English xian1 sheng1 duo2 ren2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to gain the upper hand by a show of strength

Simplified Characters

先 声 夺 人

Traditional Characters

先 聲 奪 人

Pinyin

xian1 sheng1 duo2 ren2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

先xian1early 声sheng1sound 夺duo2to seize 人ren2man