寡不敌众 in English gua3 bu4 di2 zhong4 Meaning

Meanings

  • the few are no match for the many
  • heavily outnumbered
  • facing impossible odds (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

寡 不 敌 众

Traditional Characters

寡 不 敵 眾

Pinyin

gua3 bu4 di2 zhong4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

寡gua3few 不bu4(negative prefix) 敌di2enemy 众zhong4abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives