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首當其衝

简 首当其冲 · 繁 首當其衝
Mandarin · pinyin shǒu dāng qí chōng

Meanings

  1. to bear the brunt
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Characters in this entry

首
shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
當
dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
其
qí · his, her, its, their; that
衝
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当
dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
冲
chōng · soar; pour boiling water over
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3–1–2–1 · shou3 dang1 qi2 chong1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sau2 dong1 kei4 cung1

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sau2 dong1 kei4 cung1

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to be the first to suffer (attack or disaster)
  2. (neologism, proscribed) taking the lead; first
  3. (neologism, proscribed) more important, crucial or prominent

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