寡不敌众
寡不敌众
guǎ bù dí zhòng
the few are no match for the many; heavily outnumbered; facing impossible odds (idiom)
idiom
Traditional: 寡不敵眾
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- (idiom) the few are no match for the many
- heavily outnumbered
- facing impossible odds (idiom)
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Related Words
一波未平，一波又起(yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ)— before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
→敌众我寡(dí zhòng wǒ guǎ)— multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius)
→众寡悬殊(zhòng guǎ xuán shū)— the multitude against the few, a wide disparity (idiom from Mencius); heavily outnumbered
→精卫填海(Jīng wèi tián hǎi)— lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition
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