擒賊擒王

Chinese

		capture	thief	capture	king; Wang (proper name)
trad. (擒賊擒王)		擒	賊	擒	王
simp. (擒贼擒王)		擒	贼	擒	王

Etymology

See 射人先射馬，擒賊先擒王／射人先射马，擒贼先擒王 (shè rén xiān shè mǎ, qín zéi xiān qín wáng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qínzéiqínwáng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kam⁴ caak⁶ kam⁴ wong⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qínzéiqínwáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cínzéicínwáng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻin²-tsei²-chʻin²-wang²
  - Yale: chín-dzéi-chín-wáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyntzeirchynwang
  - Palladius: циньцзэйциньван (cinʹczɛjcinʹvan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin³⁵ t͡seɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kam⁴ caak⁶ kam⁴ wong⁴
  - Yale: kàhm chaahk kàhm wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kam⁴ tsaak⁹ kam⁴ wong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: kem⁴ cag⁶ kem⁴ wong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐm²¹ t͡sʰaːk̚² kʰɐm²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/

Idiom

擒賊擒王

If you want to round up a gang, you must get its chief first; To defeat the enemy, first capture their chief; to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief first

Synonyms

擒賊先擒王／擒贼先擒王 (qínzéixiānqínwáng)

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