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寡不敌众 — “Outnumbered and thus unable to prevail”

寡不敌众 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Outnumbered and thus unable to prevail”. The few cannot resist the many. Literally, “The few cannot resist the many”.

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寡不敌众 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 寡guǎ
  • 不bù
  • 敌dí
  • 众zhòng

寡不敌众 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
寡
guǎ14few, lacking, or widow
不
bù4not
敌
dí10enemy or adversary
众
zhòng6many people

Example Sentence with 寡不敌众

在拔河比赛中,尽管我们队成员都很强壮,但由于对方人数更多,我们最终还是寡不敌众输掉了比赛。
In the tug-of-war competition, although our team members were very strong, we were ultimately outnumbered and lost the game because the opposing team had more participants.

Idioms Related to 寡不敌众

Synonyms of 寡不敌众

  • zhòng众guǎ寡xuán悬shū殊vast disparity in numbers or strength

Antonyms of 寡不敌众

  • shì势jūn均lì力dí敌equally matched in strength or power
  • qí旗gǔ鼓xiāng相dāng当evenly matched in strength or skill

More idioms starting with 寡

  • guǎ寡bù不shèng胜zhòng众The few cannot prevail against the many
  • guǎ寡èr二shǎo少shuāng双unrivaled and second to none
  • guǎ寡rén人zhī之jí疾ancient monarch's indulgence in sensual pleasures
  • guǎ寡xìn信qīng轻nuò诺make promises easily, seldom trustworthy
  • guǎ寡fú凫dān单hú鹄a person who has lost their spouse
  • guǎ寡nǚ女gū孤nán男unmarried man and woman alone
  • guǎ寡fu妇guān鳏nán男widows and widowers
  • guǎ寡lián廉xiǎn鲜chǐ耻shameless and unprincipled
  • guǎ寡ēn恩shǎo少yì义lacking kindness and loyalty
  • guǎ寡ēn恩báo薄yì义lacking kindness and loyalty
  • guǎ寡qíng情shǎo少yì义cold-hearted and unfeeling
  • guǎ寡qíng情báo薄yì意lacking in human affection

Questions about 寡不敌众

What does 寡不敌众 mean?
寡不敌众 (guǎ bù dí zhòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Outnumbered and thus unable to prevail”.
How do you pronounce 寡不敌众?
寡不敌众 is pronounced guǎ bù dí zhòng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 寡不敌众 literally mean?
Literally, 寡不敌众 means “the few cannot resist the many”. It is used to mean “Outnumbered and thus unable to prevail”.
What is the Chinese definition of 寡不敌众?
寡:少;敌:抵挡;众:多。人少的抵挡不住人多的。
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