S9E09 First Strike

Season 9 is starting to wind down. For the ninth chengyu of the season, we take Sima Qian's "Record of the Grand Historian" and open to the chapter on Xiang Yu. This time we look at the story of Xiān Fā Zhì Rén 先发制人 . In this well-known story from the fall of the Qin Dynasty, we see Xiang Yu and his uncle Xiang Liang seizing the day and the hour to attack Qin forces and bring the dynasty to an end. But before they do that, they first weigh their options by talking with the governor of a local commandery. After one short meeting with this guy, Xiang Liang decides not to wait to see what happens next. He realized 先发制人 . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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S9E09 First Strike is an episode from The Chinese Sayings Podcast by Laszlo Montgomery.

This episode is 06:55 long.

This episode was published on Jun 16, 2024.

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