一不压众，百不随一 — “The minority cannot prevail against the majority”
一不压众，百不随一 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the minority cannot prevail against the majority”. One person cannot suppress the will of the many. Literally, “One cannot suppress the many, a hundred will not follow one”.
一不压众，百不随一 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Open the tool →Questions about 一不压众，百不随一
What does 一不压众，百不随一 mean?
一不压众，百不随一 (yī bù yā zhòng ， bǎi bù suí yī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the minority cannot prevail against the majority”.
How do you pronounce 一不压众，百不随一?
一不压众，百不随一 is pronounced yī bù yā zhòng ， bǎi bù suí yī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 一不压众，百不随一 literally mean?
Literally, 一不压众，百不随一 means “one cannot suppress the many, a hundred will not follow one”. It is used to mean “the minority cannot prevail against the majority”.
What is the Chinese definition of 一不压众，百不随一?
少数敌不过多数。