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Input was: u:siefn u:hiø. Searched Maryknoll for u:siefn u:hiø, found 4,
- zengsiefn khiofnghiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'siefn khiorng'hiø [[...]][i#] [p.]
- anxious to be ahead of others, afraid to fall behind
- 爭先恐後
- sienzarm hiøxzaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'zarm hiø'zaux [[...]][i#] [p.]
- in old China order the execution of criminals before reporting the case to the emperor, (in modern sense) take action before reporting to one's superior
- 先斬後奏
- sienhiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'hiø [[...]][i#] [p.]
- before and after, the ins and outs of an incident
- 先後
- sienhiø mauturn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'hiø maau'turn [[...]][i#] [p.]
- contradictory
- 先後矛盾