扯頭纜
simp扯头缆ce2 tau4 laam6chě tóu lǎn
English
- to take the lead
- to go first, to take the lead; literally, to pull the first cable
粵語 — Cantonese
- 第一個去做
Examples
當年中國一話改革開放,香港人就扯頭纜返大陸投資。
When China initiated economic reform, Hong Kong merchants took the lead to invest in it.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk