打虎打头,杀鸡割喉打虎打頭,殺雞割喉打虎打頭,殺雞割喉

to strike a tiger, hit the head; to kill a chicken, cut the throat

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Hit at the vital point. Advisory, about being decisive and targeting what matters.

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Simplified: 打虎打头,杀鸡割喉
Traditional (Taiwan): 打虎打頭,殺雞割喉
Pinyin: dǎ hǔ dǎtóu,shā jī gē hóu
Bopomofo: ㄉㄚˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄡˊ,ㄕㄚㄐㄧㄍㄜㄏㄡˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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