遲來先上岸

迟来先上岸
chíláixiānshàng'àn

last come, first served; those who come later in a queue are served first

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 遲 Chí surname Chi
=1 遲 chí
  1. late
  2. delayed
  3. slow
=1 遲 zhì
  1. to await
  2. to long for; to wish
  3. upon; then; consequently
2 來 lái
  1. to come
  2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
  3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 huílai)
  4. ever since (as in 自古以來 zìgǔyǐlái)
  5. for the past (amount of time)
  6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 láishì)
  7. (between two verbs) in order to
  8. (after a round number) approximately
  9. (used after 得 dé to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 tándelái, or after 不 bù to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 chībulái)
=3 先 xiān
  1. beforehand; first; earlier
  2. at first; originally
  3. for the time being; for now
  4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
=3 先 xiǎn only used in 先馬／先马
4 上岸 shàng'àn
  1. (figuratively) to make it, to land (to/in the civil service, graduate school, a new country, etc.)
  2. (figuratively, slang) to leave the pornography or sex work industry and start one's life afresh
  3. to go ashore; to climb ashore
  4. to leave the pornography or sex work industry and start one's life afresh
  5. to make it, to land (to/in the civil service, graduate school, a new country, etc.)