捷足先登 |
jié zú xiān dēng |
the quick-footed climb up first (idiom) / the early bird catches the worm / first come, first served |
捷 |
jié |
variant of 捷 / quick / nimble |
捷 |
Jié |
Czech / Czech Republic / abbr. for 捷克 |
捷 |
jié |
victory / triumph / quick / nimble / prompt |
足 |
jù |
excessive |
足 |
zú |
(bound form) foot; leg / sufficient; ample / as much as; fully |
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) |
登 |
dēng |
to scale (a height) / to ascend / to mount / to publish or record / to enter (e.g. in a register) / to press down with the foot / to step or tread on / to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) / to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) |