旗开得胜 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. to win a victory on raising the flag ; fig. to start on sth and have immediate success
• success in a single move

Character by character

• 旗qíbanner, flag, streamer
• 开kāito open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; r
• 胜shèngvictory; to excel, to truimph

Idioms sharing a character

• 偃旗息鼓 yǎn qí xī gǔ
• 别树一旗 bié shù yī qí
• 大张旗鼓 dà zhāng qí gǔ
• 摇旗呐喊 yáo qí nà hǎn
• 收旗卷伞 shōu qí juǎn sǎn
• 旗帜鲜明 qí zhì xiān míng
• 旗鼓相当 qí gǔ xiāng dāng
• 重整旗鼓 chóng zhěng qí gǔ
• 信口开河 xìn kǒu kāi hé
• 别开生面 bié kāi shēng miàn

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