放头炮

Traditional (Taiwan): 放頭炮

fàngtóupào ㄈㄤˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄆㄠˋ

    • to be the first to speak
    • to be first

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
fire the first cannon
Meaning
To be the first to speak at a meeting, or generally to be first.

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