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众寡悬殊

zhòng guǎ xuán shūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) a great disparity in numerical strength
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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.

Source record: cd-c5cdd80679803173. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

眾寡懸殊 众寡悬殊 [zhong4 gua3 xuan2 shu1] /(idiom) a great disparity in numerical strength/

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Other forms in these source records: 眾寡懸殊

  • 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

  • 寡
    guǎ

    few / scant / widowed

  • 悬
    xuán

    to hang or suspend / to worry / public announcement / unresolved / baseless / without foundation

  • 殊
    shū

    (literary) to kill / to behead / to sever / to separate / to surpass / (bound form) different / (bound form) special / remarkable / (literary) very / extremely

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.