jié zú xiān dēng

捷足先登 (jié zú xiān dēng) is a Chinese word meaning “the quick-footed climb up first (idiom); the early bird catches the worm; first come, first served”.

Meanings

  1. 1the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
  2. 2the early bird catches the worm
  3. 3first come, first served

Characters in 捷足先登

捷jié · victory足jù · excessive先xiān · beforehand; first; earlier登dēng · to scale (a height)

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