1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
2 There is safety in numbers.
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
2 fig. not enough to go around
3 demand exceeds supply
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
2 everything points to disaster
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
名目繁多
míng mù fán duō
1 names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
命途多舛
mìng tú duō chuǎn
1 to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
多一事不如少一事
duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì
1 it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
2 the less complications the better
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
多吃多占
duō chī duō zhàn
1 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
多如牛毛
duō rú niú máo
1 as many as the hair of the ox (idiom)
2 great amount of
3 countless
多子多福
duō zǐ duō fú
1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
多愁善感
duō chóu shàn gǎn
1 melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality
多愁多病
duō chóu duō bìng
1 much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly
多此一举
duō cǐ yī jǔ
1 to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous
2 gilding the lily
多行不义必自毙
duō xíng bù yì bì zì bì
1 persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)
多钱善贾
duō qián shàn gǔ
1 much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions