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Change log entry 73649
Processed by: richwarm (2021-10-17 00:26:06 GMT)
Comment: << review queue entry 69042 - submitted by 'sl89' >>
【Wenlin】
v[erb].p[hrase].
① go/leave first
② advance a step further

【MoE】
1. 提前離開。如:「對不起!我還有事,先走一步了!」
2. 婉辭。指死亡。如:「本以為可以白首偕老,沒想到老伴兒卻先走一步了!」


好了,抱歉得很,我要先走一步。
Well, I must apologize, but I have to leave now.
张天翼《华威先生》

褚先生,董先生,请慢用,我先走一步。
Mr. Ch'u, Mr. Tung, please take your time. I'll go first.
钱钟书《围城》

唯一擔心的只是要是自己先走一步,老伴就得一個人孤零零在異鄉生活,然而能做的也就是把存款簿交給王奶奶,往後生活至少不成問題。
His only worry is that if he dies first his wife will have to live alone in a place where she has no relatives. The only thing he can do is bequeath his savings to Grandma Wang, so that she won't have to worry about money.
https://www.taiwan-panorama.com/Articles/Details?Guid=122230fe-4e2f-4e81-bea7-aedd255797f5

一位網友說,「有些男性同胞只要一知道我是男的」,立刻就「有事先走一步」,讓他有些難過。
One netter says, "Some fellow users who are male will immediately find some excuse to log out when they find out I'm a guy." He finds this a bit sad.
https://www.taiwan-panorama.com/jp/Articles/Details?Guid=2c89da03-e9dc-48ec-8af1-1505823ad213&CatId=9
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Editor: Another example (concerning parents of a disabled person):
不少父母更私下祈求老孩子「先走一步」,至少可以幫他辦後事,令人為之不忍。
Diff:
# 先走一步 先走一步 [xian1 zou3 yi1 bu4] /to go on ahead/to leave first/(euphemism) to die first/
+ 先走一步 先走一步 [xian1 zou3 yi1 bu4] /to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself)/(euphemism) to predecease/to die first (e.g. before one's spouse)/
By MDBG 2024
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