防不胜防 (fáng bù shèng fáng) — impossible to defend effectively / cannot guard against every attack
Definition
Chengyu meaning 'impossible to defend against effectively' — the threats or attacks are so many or so clever that guarding against them all is hopeless.
idiom
impossible to defend effectively / cannot guard against every attack
Examples
- ，。Zài wǎng luò shí dài, gè zhǒng wǎng luò gōng jī ràng rén fáng bù shèng fáng.In the internet age, various online attacks are impossible to defend against.
- ，防不胜防。Duì fāng qiú duì de jìn gōng shí fēn měng liè, zhēn shì fáng bù shèng fáng.The opposing team's offense was so fierce that it was truly impossible to defend against.
- ，防不胜防。Miàn duì céng chū bù qióng de yáo yán, gōng zhòng wǎng wǎng gǎn dào fáng bù shèng fáng.Faced with an endless stream of rumors, the public often feels helpless to defend against them.
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