see 承前啟後|承前启后[]
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to dare to be first / to pioneer (idiom)
lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom) / fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows
(idiom) to foresee the future (without divination) / to know beforehand through uncanny insight
to age prematurely
the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
to compete to be first / to contest first place
of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)
direct ancestor
lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom) / fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
fortune-teller
to flee at hearing the news (idiom)
bookkeeper (old)
to fight at the head of one's troops / (fig.) to take the lead
body will go with the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom) / to benefit from intimacy with an influential person
at first
pioneer / trailblazer
martyr to the revolution
lead(ing) position
feng shui master / geomancer / stock figure in folk tales, as a wise adviser or a charlatan
(literary) my deceased grandfather / (literary) ancestors
(dialect) first of all / in the first place
(literary) my late father
(old) Down syndrome / trisomy 21
(literary) my late mother
(literary) my late mother
(literary) my late mother
Western Han dynasty (206 BC–8 AD), aka 西漢|西汉[]
(literary) ancient sage
(literary) our learned predecessors
International Herald Tribune
the biblical books of the prophets
Young Pioneers of China, abbr. for 少年先鋒隊|少年先锋队[]
Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League) / abbr. to 少先隊|少先队
"Mr Democracy", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動|五四运动[] / abbr. for 德謨克拉西|德谟克拉西[] / see also 賽先生|赛先生[]
Vasili Eroshenko (1890-1952), Russian writer and poet who wrote in Esperanto and Japanese
Mr. Bean (TV)
Diocletian (c. 245-311), Roman emperor
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