First come first

First come first

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi ā nd é w ǒ x ī n, which means that people say what they want to say first. It's from Mencius, gaozishang.

Idiom explanation

D: fit, fit. It refers to someone saying what they want to say first.

The origin of Idioms

"Mencius · gaozishang": "where is the same heart? It refers to reason and righteousness. The sage first got the same ear as my heart, so the pleasure of reason and righteousness is just like the pleasure of ruminant feeding. "

Idiom usage

Example: where is the same mind? It means reason, righteousness and good nature. The sages have the same ears and similar natures. Chen Li's Dongshu Shudu Ji · Mencius in Qing Dynasty