「偷步」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: tau1 bou6
Individual
Character Meaning:
偷 to steal; to pilfer
步 step; stage; phase
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to jump the gun; to start running before the start of a race

  • to do something before one is allowed to
    (Cant.) 本bun2書syu1今gam1日jat6先sin1正zing3式sik1出ceot1,不bat1過gwo3我ngo5喺hai2書syu1局guk2打daa2工gung1,所so2以ji5之zi1前cin4一jat1晚maan5已ji5經ging1偷tau1步bou6睇tai2咗zo2。
    (Eng.) The book is supposed to be out today, but I work in a bookstore, so I 'jumped the gun' and read it on the previous night.

See also: 假公濟私 偷雞摸狗 先斬後奏 利益輸送 官商勾結 搶先一步 明知故犯 私相授受 草草了事 過橋抽板 (類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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