棋输先着 — “To lose a game due to the opponent gaining an advantage from the start”
棋输先着 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lose a game due to the opponent gaining an advantage from the start”. Metaphorically, to be slightly inferior in skill or ability compared to the opponent. Literally, “Lost chess by the first move”.
棋输先着 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 棋
- qí棋bù布xīng星luó罗densely scattered like chess pieces and stars
- qí棋bù布xīng星chén陈numerous and densely arranged
- qí棋bù布cuò错zhì峙scattered and confronting like chess pieces
- qí棋shū输xiān先zhuó著lose due to opponent's first move
- qí棋féng逢duì对shǒu手to meet one's match
- qí棋féng逢duì对shǒu手，，jiāng将yù遇liáng良cái才to meet one's match
- qí棋féng逢dí敌shǒu手To meet one's match
- qí棋féng逢dí敌shǒu手，，jiāng将yù遇liáng良cái才to meet one's match
- qí棋gāo高yī一zhāo着one move ahead
- qí棋gāo高yī一zhāo着，，shù束shǒu手fù缚jiǎo脚superior skill constrains opponent
- qí棋gāo高yī一zhāo着，，fù缚shǒu手fù缚jiǎo脚superior skill completely constrains opponent
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What does 棋输先着 mean?
棋输先着 (qí shū xiān zhāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lose a game due to the opponent gaining an advantage from the start”.
How do you pronounce 棋输先着?
棋输先着 is pronounced qí shū xiān zhāo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 棋输先着 literally mean?
Literally, 棋输先着 means “Lost chess by the first move”. It is used to mean “to lose a game due to the opponent gaining an advantage from the start”.
What is the Chinese definition of 棋输先着?
谓因被对方占了先手而输了棋。比喻功力稍逊于对方。