Definition
寡不敌众 is a chengyu (four-character idiom) that literally means 'the few cannot match the many'. It describes a situation where one side is greatly outnumbered and therefore at a disadvantage, often used in contexts of combat, competition, or any numerical imbalance.
f.e.
to be hopelessly outnumberedto be outmatched by superior numbers
Examples
- ，寡不敌众，。Zài zhànchǎng shàng, wǒ jūn guǎ bù dí zhòng, zuìzhōng chètuì le.On the battlefield, our army was hopelessly outnumbered and eventually retreated.
- 寡不敌众，。Suīrán tāmen guǎ bù dí zhòng, dàn tāmen yīrán jiānchí zhàndòu dàodǐ.Although they were greatly outnumbered, they still fought to the end.
- ，寡不敌众，。Zhè chǎng bǐsài zhōng, wǒmen duì guǎ bù dí zhòng, shū le.In this game, our team was hopelessly outnumbered and lost.
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