- first come first served a water-front pavilion gets the moonlight first
- 水: water
- 楼台: a high building; tower balco ...
- 先: earlier; before; first; in a ...
- 月: the moon
- 近水楼台先得月: be “waterfront towers, the first to catch the moon” -- first come, first served; a waterfront pavilion gets the moonlight first -- the advantage of being in a favored position.; a person in a favourable position gains special advantages.; those on the waterfront are the first to see the rising moon -- enjoy the benefits of a favorable position
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