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先斩后奏
先斬後奏
xiānzhǎnhòuzòu
1. first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later

Character Breakdown

先
xiān
first, former, previous
HSK 1 6 丶
斩
zhǎn
to chop, to cut, to sever; to behead
HSK 6 8 丶
后
hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
HSK 1 6 丶
奏
zòu
to play; to memorialize; to report
HSK 6 9 丶

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