先 睹 为 快

xiān dǔ wéi kuàidictionary entry

(idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy)

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Original source entry:

先睹為快 先睹为快 [xian1 du3 wei2 kuai4] /(idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy)/

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Other forms in these source records: 先睹為快

先
xiān
beforehand / first / earlier / at first / originally / for the time being / for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
睹
dǔ
to observe / to see
为
wéi
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)
wèi
because of / for / to
快
kuài
rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant

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