擒贼擒王 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 擒贼擒王

擒贼擒王 (擒賊擒王)

Definition to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)

Usage

中文释义唐杜甫《前出塞》诗之六"射人先射马﹐擒贼先擒王。"后以"擒贼擒王"比喻作事要抓住要害。

Characters 擒 qín 贼 (賊) zéi 王 wáng

COMMON WORDS WITH 擒贼擒王
	擒贼先擒王 ( 擒賊先擒王 ) qín zéi xiān qín wáng destroy the leader and the gang will collapse ( 擒賊先擒王 )

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