大敌当前 in English da4 di2 dang1 qian2 Meaning

Meanings

  • facing a powerful enemy (idiomatic expression); metaphorically confronting grave difficulties
  • Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud

Simplified Characters

大 敌 当 前

Traditional Characters

大 敵 當 前

Pinyin

da4 di2 dang1 qian2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

大da4big 敌di2enemy 当dang1(onom.) dong 前qian2front