Take the lead(juàn jiǎ tāo gē)

Take the lead

As a Chinese idiom, Juanji ǎ t ā og ē means to roll up the armor and put away the weapons; it means to stop fighting. From Zizhitongjian, the ninth year of Wude, Emperor Gaozu of Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In the ninth year of Wude, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, Zizhitongjian said, "if you want to eat gold and silk, you should quit."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or object; used in war, etc. example take the lead of all the officials. Song Lian, Ming Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : juàn jiǎ tāo gē