kam4 caak6 sin1 kam4 wong4擒賊先擒王擒贼先擒王
Jyutpingkam4 caak6 sin1 kam4 wong4
Yalekàmh chakh sīn kàmh wòngh

Definition

in war one must first catch the leader of the enemy to win, this is a metaphor to say that one must grasp the key crux before embarking on something

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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