先斩后奏

xiān zhǎn hòu zòu

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Definitions

  1. 1. first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later

Child Words of 先斩后奏

先
xiān

early

后
hòu

empress

奏
zòu

to play music

斩
zhǎn

to behead (as form of capital punishment)