先發制人，後發制於人

Chinese

		to take the initiative to subdue the enemy; to take preemptive measures		back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop	system; to make; to manufacture system; to make; to manufacture; to control; to regulate	in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname	man; person; people
trad. (先發制人，後發制於人)		先發制人	，	後	發	制	於	人
simp. (先发制人，后发制于人)		先发制人	，	后	发	制	于	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiānfāzhìrén, hòufāzhìyúrén

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄈㄚㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄈㄚㄓˋ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ faat³ zai³ jan⁴, hau⁶ faat³ zai³ jyu¹ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiānfāzhìrén, hòufāzhìyúrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄈㄚㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄈㄚㄓˋ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sianfajhìhrén, hòufajhìhyúrén
  - Wade–Giles: hsien¹-fa¹-chih⁴-jên², hou⁴-fa¹-chih⁴-yü²-jên²
  - Yale: syān-fā-jr̀-rén-, hòu-fā-jr̀-yú-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianfajyhren, howfajyhyuren
  - Palladius: сяньфачжижэнь, хоуфачжиюйжэнь (sjanʹfačžižɛnʹ, xoufačžijujžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ fä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ y³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ faat³ zai³ jan⁴, hau⁶ faat³ zai³ jyu¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: sīn faat jai yàhn, hauh faat jai yū yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ faat⁸ dzai³ jan⁴, hau⁶ faat⁸ dzai³ jy¹ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ fad³ zei³ yen⁴, heo⁶ fad³ zei³ yu¹ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ faːt̚³ t͡sɐi̯³³ jɐn²¹ hɐu̯²² faːt̚³ t͡sɐi̯³³ jyː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

Proverb

先發制人，後發制於人

Act first and subdue your enemy, or else you will be subdued by your enemy.

Related terms

先發制人／先发制人 (xiānfāzhìrén)
後發制人／后发制人 (hòufāzhìrén)

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