先声夺人

先
先
声
聲
夺
奪
人
人
to gain the upper hand by a show of strength

Characters and words in 先声夺人

先
xia̅n = xi + an1
early / prior / former / in advance / first
先 = ⺧ + 儿 : Mnemonic symbol: the First Lady of the United States, FLOTUS.

In front of the anthill, Sun Wukong, the FLOTUS and Marie Curie dance around the golden calf. When it comes to be in favour of their gods, everyone of them wants to be first.
先
先
声
聲
herald / precursor / harbinger
声
聲
she̅ng = sh + (e)ng1
sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds
声 = 士 + 尸 + 丨 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) hears the terrifying sound (声) of bone (丨) on stone in front of the engine ((e)ng1), and he's sure that there must be a ghost (尸). Indeed it's only the bachelor (士) who wants to scare Sherlock.
夺
奪
duó = du + o2
to seize / to take away forcibly / to wrest control of / to compete or strive for / to force one's way through / to leave out / to lose
夺 = 大 + 寸 : Doggy Dog (du) programmed the robot (大) to seize (夺) a wiener from observatory's kitchen counter (o2). As the robot gives him the sausage Doggy Dog gives him the thumbs up (寸).
人
rén = r + (e)n2
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
人 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: Neanderthal Man (人). Robinson Crusoe (r-) is looking for snacks in the encampment's kitchen (-en2) when he suddenly spots Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏).

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