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Chinese
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head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems |
to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at |
his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it) |
of great force; towards; dash against
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| trad. (首當其衝)
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首
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當
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其
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衝
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| simp. (首当其冲)
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首
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当
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其
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冲
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Etymology
Formed based on a line in the Book of Han:
First attested in the Draft History of Qing:
Pronunciation
Idiom
首當其衝
- to be the first to suffer (attack or disaster)
- (neologism, proscribed) taking the lead; first
- (neologism, proscribed) more important, crucial or prominent