寡不敌众 (guǎ bù dí zhòng) — to be hopelessly outnumbered; to be outmatched by superior numbers
Definition
A chengyu meaning 'a few cannot withstand the many' — used to describe being hopelessly outnumbered by a much larger opposing side, often with a sense of unavoidable defeat.
idiom
to be hopelessly outnumberedto be outmatched by superior numbers
Examples
- ，寡不敌众，。Zài zhàn chǎng shàng, wǒ jūn guǎ bù dí zhòng, zuì zhōng chè tuì le.On the battlefield, our army was hopelessly outnumbered and eventually retreated.
- 寡不敌众，。Suī rán tā men guǎ bù dí zhòng, dàn tā men yī rán jiān chí zhàn dòu dào dǐ.Although they were greatly outnumbered, they still fought to the end.
- ，寡不敌众，。Zhè chǎng bǐ sài zhōng, wǒ men duì guǎ bù dí zhòng, shū le.In this game, our team was hopelessly outnumbered and lost.
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