遲來先上岸 (ci4 lai4 sin1 soeng6 ngon6) — one who started late reaches the target faster (lit., "late to come, first to get up on the beach") in Cantonese

ciˎ₄laiˎ₄sinˉ¹soengˍ₆ngonˍ₆
迟来先上岸
Mandarin Pinyin: chi2 lai2 xian1 shang4 an4

Meaning of 遲來先上岸

nounone who started late reaches the target faster (lit., "late to come, first to get up on the beach")

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