Dictionary/先斩后奏

先斩后奏 先斬後奏

xiān zhǎn hòu zòu

ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄢˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄗㄡˋ
Idiom
1(lit.) execute sb first, then report to the emperor (idiom)
2(fig.) to act first and report later; to take action without prior approval

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