先斩后奏

xiān zhǎn hòu zòu

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

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Child Words of 先斩后奏

• 先 先 xiān: early
• 后 后 hòu: empress
• 奏 奏 zòu: to play music
• 斩 斩 zhǎn: to behead (as form of capital punishment)