首當其衝 [－当－冲]

Jyutping sau2 dong1 kei4 cung1
Pinyin shǒu dāng qí chōng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to bear the brunt
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (idiom) The first to get hit (in a battle etc.)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    最先​受到​影響​、​衝擊
    to be the first to be affected; to bear the brunt
    • 今次嘅股災，中國首當其衝。
      今次嘅股灾，中国首当其冲。
      gam1 ci3 ge3 gu2 zoi1, zung1 gwok3 sau2 dong1 kei4 cung1.
      China is the first to be affected by the market crash.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be the first to suffer (attack or disaster)
    • 特別是文化人和青年學生，感覺鋭敏，首當其衝。
      特别是文化人和青年学生，感觉锐敏，首当其冲。
      tè bié shì wén huà rén hé qīng nián xué shēng ， gǎn jué ruì mǐn ， shǒu dāng qí chōng ．
      Most susceptible, and the first to be affected, are the intellectuals and the young students.
  2. phrase, idiomatic, neologism, proscribed
    taking the lead; first
  3. phrase, idiomatic, neologism, proscribed
    more important, crucial or prominent
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    首当其冲
    首當其衝
    sau2 dong1 kei4 cung1
    • to be the first to be affected
    • to be the first to bear the brunt
  2. Cantonese
    今次嘅股灾，中国首当其冲。
    今次嘅股災，中國首當其衝。
    gam1 ci3 ge3 gu2 zoi1, zung1 gwok3 sau2 dong1 kei4 cung1.
    • China is the first to be affected by the market crash.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    特别是文化人和青年学生，感觉锐敏，首当其冲。
    特別是文化人和青年學生，感覺鋭敏，首當其衝。
    tè bié shì wén huà rén hé qīng nián xué shēng ， gǎn jué ruì mǐn ， shǒu dāng qí chōng ．
    • Most susceptible, and the first to be affected, are the intellectuals and the young students.