擒賊先擒王

Chinese

		capture	thief	early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	capture	king; Wang (proper name)
trad. (擒賊先擒王)		擒	賊	先	擒	王
simp. (擒贼先擒王)		擒	贼	先	擒	王

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qínzéixiānqínwáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kam⁴ caak⁶ sin¹ kam⁴ wong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qínzéixiānqínwáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cínzéisiancínwáng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻin²-tsei²-hsien¹-chʻin²-wang²
    • Yale: chín-dzéi-syān-chín-wáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyntzeirshianchynwang
    • Palladius: циньцзэйсяньциньван (cinʹczɛjsjanʹcinʹvan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin³⁵ t͡seɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kam⁴ caak⁶ sin¹ kam⁴ wong⁴
    • Yale: kàhm chaahk sīn kàhm wòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kam⁴ tsaak⁹ sin¹ kam⁴ wong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kem⁴ cag⁶ xin¹ kem⁴ wong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐm²¹ t͡sʰaːk̚² siːn⁵⁵ kʰɐm²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/

Proverb

擒賊先擒王

1. Synonym of 擒賊擒王／擒贼擒王 (qínzéiqínwáng)