先斩后奏
xiānzhǎn-hòuzòuTraditional 先斬後奏
to act first and ask permission later
Every meaning
xiānzhǎn-hòuzòu
- to act first and ask permission later
Its characters
- 先xiānfirst; in advance
- 斩zhǎnto behead; to chop
- 后hòuafter; later
- 奏zòuto play (music) (as in 演奏)
Words with 先
Words with 斩
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.