先入为主 — Chinese idiom
先入为主
xiān rù wéi zhǔ
Traditional: 先入為主
Meaning
- the first impression is the strongest; to hold a preconceived notion (about sth)
Character by character
- 先xiānfirst, former, previous
- 入rùto enter, to come in; to join
- 为wéito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
- 主zhǔto own; to host; master; host; lord
Idioms sharing a character
- 一马当先 yī mǎ dāng xiān
- 先来后到 xiān lái hòu dào
- 先斩后奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
- 先发制人 xiān fā zhì rén
- 先睹为快 xiān dǔ wéi kuài
- 先礼后兵 xiān lǐ hòu bīng
- 捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng
- 敢为人先 gǎn wéi rén xiān
- 未卜先知 wèi bǔ xiān zhī
- 溘先朝露 kè xiān zhāo lù
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