捷足先登 in English jie2 zu2 xian1 deng1 Meaning

Meanings

• the quick-footed climb up first (idiomatic expression)
• the early bird catches the worm
• first come, first served

Pinyin

jie2 zu2 xian1 deng1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

捷jie2variant of 捷[jie2] 足zu2excessive 先xian1early 登deng1to scale (a height)