Take the lead
As a Chinese idiom, Juanji ǎ t ā og ē means to roll up the armor and put away the weapons; it means to stop fighting. From Zizhitongjian, the ninth year of Wude, Emperor Gaozu of Tang Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
In the ninth year of Wude, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, Zizhitongjian said, "if you want to eat gold and silk, you should quit."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or object; used in war, etc. example take the lead of all the officials. Song Lian, Ming Dynasty
Take the lead
like a fishbone getting stuck in the throat -- necessary to give vent to one 's pent-up feelings - rú gěng zài hóu
unable to distinguish between the clear and the muddy - jīng wèi bù fēn
hear the news and rise up in response - wàng fēng xiǎng yīng
resist foreign aggression and pacify the interior - rǎng wài ān nèi