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敌众我寡

dí zhòng wǒ guǎdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius) / heavily outnumbered / beaten by the weight of numbers
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

敵眾我寡 敌众我寡 [di2 zhong4 wo3 gua3] /multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius)/heavily outnumbered/beaten by the weight of numbers/

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Other forms in these source records: 敵眾我寡

  • 敌
    dí

    (bound form) enemy / (bound form) to be a match for / to rival / (bound form) to resist / to withstand

  • 众
    zhòng

    (bound form) crowd / multitude / (bound form) many / numerous

    Zhòng

    abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhòng yì yuàn], House of Representatives

  • 我
    wǒ

    I / me / my

  • 寡
    guǎ

    few / scant / widowed

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