以少胜多

Traditional: 以少勝多

yǐ shǎo shèng duō

Dictionary entry

using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness

What does 以少胜多 mean?

以少胜多 (yǐ shǎo shèng duō) has the following dictionary meaning.

1using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness

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以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]少shǎofew · less 胜shèngvictory · success 多duōmany; much; more; a lot of · too many; in excess

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以少胜多

yǐ shǎo shèng duō

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