Three fists are not equal to four hands(sān quán bù dí sì shǒu)

Three fists are not equal to four hands

Three fists are not equal to four hands; used in spoken English.

essential information

Three fists are not equal to four hands

[Pinyin] s ā nqu á Nb ù D í s ì sh ǒ u

Commonly used

A commendatory word

Grammatical usage: used as predicate, object and attribute; used in spoken English

Subject predicate construction

Modern times

The fewcannot fight the many

Detailed explanation

It's a metaphor for those who are few can't compete with those who are many.

Examples

It's true that three fists are not equal to four hands. Let's add more people

Source of allusion

Chapter 29 of the biography of the heroes of Lvliang by Ma Feng: "there are many and powerful people, and they have foreign guns and guns. How can you stand by your militia? Three fists are no match for four

words whose meaning is similar

Two fists are not equal to four hands

English translation

thefewcannotfightthemany

Idiom information

Idiom explanation: it means that the enemy with few people is not better than the enemy with many people.

Idiom example: it's true that three fists are not equal to four hands. Let's add more people

Degree of common use: common use

Emotional color: commendatory words

Grammatical usage: used as predicate, object and attribute; used in oral English

Idiom structure: subject predicate

Generation time: Modern

Chinese PinYin : sān quán bù dí sì shǒu