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旗開得勝

简旗开得胜 · 繁旗開得勝

Mandarin · pinyin qí kāi dé shèng

lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success
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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kei4 hoi1 dak1 sing3

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