胜之不武

Traditional: 勝之不武

shèng zhī bù wǔ

Dictionary entry

(fig.) to fight a one-sided battle

What does 胜之不武 mean?

胜之不武 (shèng zhī bù wǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(fig.) to fight a one-sided battle

2to have an unfair advantage in a contest

Character breakdown

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胜shèngvictory · success 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-武Wǔsurname Wu

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胜之不武

shèng zhī bù wǔ

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