Driving sheep to conquer tigers
Driving sheep to attack tiger, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ū y á NGG ō NGH ǔ, which means driving sheep to attack tiger. It is said that if the enemy is weak and strong, and there is a great disparity in strength, he will be destroyed. It comes from the biography of Zhang Yi in historical records.
The origin of Idioms
According to biography of Zhang Yi in historical records, "if you follow your husband, you can't be different from driving sheep to attack tigers. Tigers and sheep don't understand each other. Today, the king is not with the tigers, but with the sheep. I think the king's plan is wrong. "
Idiom usage
It refers to the great disparity of power
Analysis of Idioms
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Driving sheep to conquer tigers
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