寡不敵眾

See also: 寡不敌众

Chinese

few; widowed not; no enemy; match numerous; multitude; crowd
trad. (寡不敵眾/寡不敵衆) 寡 不 敵 眾/衆
simp. (寡不敌众) 寡 不 敌 众

Etymology

From Mencius（《孟子·梁惠王上》）:

小固不可以敵大，寡固不可以敵衆。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
小固不可以敌大，寡固不可以敌众。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Xiǎo gù bùkěyǐ dí dà, guǎ gù bù kěyǐ dí zhòng. [Pinyin]
It is certain that a small country cannot contend with a great, that few cannot contend with many.

Pronunciation

Idiom

寡不敵眾

  1. to be hopelessly outnumbered; to fight against hopeless odds
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