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Meaning of 敌众我寡

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敌 dí 众 zhòng 我 wǒ 寡 guǎ (Trad.: 敵眾我寡)
multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius); heavily outnumbered; beaten by the weight of numbers
Example Sentences
1
由于敌众我寡
,
唐朝军队的箭很快就用完了
。
Outnumbered twenty to one, the defending Tang forces soon ran out of arrows.
2
在敌众我寡的时候
,
我军应在黄昏后攻击敌军
。
When the enemy outnumber us, attacking when there are weak or no daylight would be advantageous.
3
我的心一下悬了起来
,
感到敌众我寡
,
脑海里闪过被打劫的想法
。
That concerned me. I suddenly felt outnumbered. Thoughts of robberies flashed through my mind.
4
虽然敌众我寡
,
但装备坚实的斯巴达人和雅典人士气高昂
,
神机妙算
。
Although outnumbered, the Spartans and Athenians were more tactical, heavily armed, and had higher morale.
5
如果敌众我寡
,
可以集中兵力袭击它
,
不断地袭击它
,
如此一来
,
敌人虽多也可以制服
。
If we are outnumbered, concentrate our troops and keep on attacking the enemy. Then even though he is numerous, he can be forced to submit.