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the few are no match for the many · heavily outnumbered · facing impossible odds (idiom)

寡不敌众
guǎ bù dí zhòng
g+uǎ·3rd toneb+ù·4th toned+í·2nd tonezh+òng·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) a great disparity in numerical strength众寡悬殊zhòng guǎ xuán shūto be defeated · to lose · to fail (e.g. experiments) · failure · defeat · CL:次 cì失败shī bàimultitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius) · heavily outnumbered · beaten by the weight of numbers敌众我寡dí zhòng wǒ guǎ
Antonyms
lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched · roughly comparable (opponents)旗鼓相当qí gǔ xiāng dāng(idiom) evenly matched势均力敌shì jūn lì dí
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