狼多肉少
láng duō ròu shǎo
Pinyin
Definition
狼多肉少
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- many wolves and not enough meat
- not enough to go around
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (20)
不遑多让
- 1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
- 2 fig. not to be outdone
- 3 not to yield to one's opponents
人多势众
- 1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
- 2 There is safety in numbers.
人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
- 1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
- 2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
人烟稀少
- 1 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
以少胜多
- 1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness