寡不敌众 (guǎ bù dí zhòng) — to be hopelessly outnumbered; to be outmatched by superior numbers

Définition

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

Exemples

  • 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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