大敌当前

Traditional: 大敵當前

dà dí dāng qián

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to be faced with a formidable enemy

What does 大敌当前 mean?

大敌当前 (dà dí dāng qián) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to be faced with a formidable enemy

Character breakdown

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大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)敌dí(bound form) enemy · (bound form) to be a match for; to rival 当dāng(onom.) dong · ding dong (bell)前qiánfront · forward

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dà dí dāng qián

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