against heavy odds

against heavy odds

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d í zh ø NGW ǒ Gu ǎ, which means that the number of the enemy is more than that of our side. It describes the confrontation between the two sides. It comes from Mencius, the first king of Liang Hui.

Analysis of Idioms

They are equal in strength, equal in strength, equal in number and equal in number

The origin of Idioms

Mencius · Liang Hui Wang Shang, written by Mencius · Mencius · in pre Qin period, said: "however, small firm can't defeat big, few firm can't defeat many, weak firm can't defeat strong."

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning. example in the case of a large number of enemies, it is bound to be a tough battle.