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寡不敌众

guǎ bù dí zhòng phrase C2

Traditional: 寡不敵眾

  1. the few are no match for the many
  2. heavily outnumbered
  3. facing impossible odds (idiom)
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寡不敌众，胜负乃其常事。
三国演义（第四十三回）, p. 5 · C2
欲待战来，恐寡不敌众；
三国演义（第四十三回）, p. 12 · C2

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