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旗開得勝

简 旗开得胜 · 繁 旗開得勝
Mandarin · pinyin qí kāi dé shèng

Meanings

  1. lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success
  2. success in a single move
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旗
qí · banner, flag, streamer
開
kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
得
dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
勝
shèng · victory; excel, be better than
开
kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
胜
shèng · victory; excel, be better than
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2–1–2–4 · qi2 kai1 de2 sheng4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kei4 hoi1 dak1 sing3

Cantonese word readings for 旗開得勝. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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旗開得勝 · qi2 kai1 de2 sheng4
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Exact source record旗開得勝 旗开得胜 [qi2 kai1 de2 sheng4] /lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success/success in a single move/