爭先恐後

zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6

striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another

Written Forms

爭先恐後Traditional · Main Form
争先恐后Alternate Form

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