寡不胜众 — “The few cannot prevail against the many”
寡不胜众 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the few cannot prevail against the many”. A small number cannot overcome a large one. Literally, “The few cannot overcome the many”.
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寡不胜众 Pronunciation and Pinyin
寡不胜众 Character Breakdown
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在这次辩论赛中，尽管小组成员个人能力很强，但面对对方人多势众的提问，最终还是寡不胜众。
In this debate, although the individual members of our team were very capable, they were ultimately outnumbered when facing the large number of questions from the opposing side, and thus could not prevail.
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- 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
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What does 寡不胜众 mean?
寡不胜众 (guǎ bù shèng zhòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the few cannot prevail against the many”.
How do you pronounce 寡不胜众?
寡不胜众 is pronounced guǎ bù shèng zhòng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 寡不胜众 literally mean?
Literally, 寡不胜众 means “the few cannot overcome the many”. It is used to mean “the few cannot prevail against the many”.
What is the Chinese definition of 寡不胜众?
人少的抵挡不住人多的。同“寡不敌众”。