与 全 世 界 为 敌

yǔ quán shì jiè wéi dídictionary entry

(idiom) to fight the whole world

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Original source entry:

與全世界為敵与全世界为敌 [yu3 quan2 shi4 jie4 wei2 di2] /(idiom) to fight the whole world/

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Other forms in these source records: 與全世界為敵

与
yú
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yǔ
(formal) and / together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases) / (formal) with / from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yǔ tā wò shǒu] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yǔ qù nián bù tóng] "different from last year") / (literary) to give / to grant / to bestow
yù
to take part in
全
quán
all / whole / entire / every / complete
Quán
surname Quan
世
shì
life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble
Shì
surname Shi
界
jiè
(bound form) boundary / border / (bound form) realm
为
wéi
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)
wèi
because of / for / to
敌
dí
(bound form) enemy / (bound form) to be a match for / to rival / (bound form) to resist / to withstand

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