下手
xià shǒu
Meaning
- to start
- to put one's hand to · to set about
- the seat to the right of the main guest
Example sentences
俗话说：人不犯我，我不犯人；可俗话又说：先下手为强，后下手遭殃!
俗話說：人不犯我，我不犯人；可俗話又說：先下手爲強，後下手遭殃!
sú huà shuō： rén bù fàn wǒ， wǒ bù fàn rén； kě sú huà yòu shuō： xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng， hòu xià shǒu zāo yāng!
"As the saying goes, ""I will not offend others unless they offend me""; but another saying goes, ""He who strikes first wins, he who strikes last suffers."""
先下手为强，后下手遭殃。
先下手爲強，後下手遭殃。
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng， hòu xià shǒu zāo yāng。
Strike first and you'll have the upper hand; strike later and you'll suffer the consequences.