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擒賊擒王

简擒贼擒王 · 繁擒賊擒王

Mandarin · pinyin qín zéi qín wáng

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2–2–2–2 · qin2 zei2 qin2 wang2

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kam4 caak6 kam4 wong4

Cantonese word readings for 擒賊擒王. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

kam4 caak6 kam4 wong4

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) If you want to round up a gang, you must get its chief first; To defeat the enemy, first capture their chief; to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief first