nhất cự li, nhì tốc độ

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === nhất cự ly, nhì tốc độ === Etymology === nhất (“first”) +‎ cự li (“distance”) +‎ nhì (“second”) +‎ tốc độ (“speed”). Almost a Sino-Vietnamese phrase if it weren't for the non-Sino-Vietnamese nhì, and for the fact that this is a purely Vietnamese coinage. In fact, this pattern of "first", "second", etc., has nothing to do with Sino-Vietnamese-ness, as it occurs in various obviously non-Sino-Vietnamese proverbs, such as nhất nước, nhì phân, tam cần, tứ giống. === Phrase === nhất cự li, nhì tốc độ • (一距離、二速度) (literal) first comes distance/proximity, second comes speed (figurative, usually humorous) if you wanna make a move on someone, get close to them first, then act quickly and swiftly