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Open the tool →匹马当先 (pǐ mǎ dāng xiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take the lead”.
匹马当先 is pronounced pǐ mǎ dāng xiān in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 匹马当先 means “a single horse takes the lead”. It is used to mean “to take the lead”.
一马当先。指冲锋在前。