先聲奪人

to gain the upper hand by a show of strength

early / prior / former / in advance / first

herald / precursor / harbinger

sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds

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

person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]