wàng​fēng​pī​mǐ

to flee at the first sign of a fight

望风披靡 望風披靡 wàng​fēng​pī​mǐ
to flee at the first sign of a fight
literally meaning grass and trees bending in the wind; used to describe an army losing its will to fight and fleeing or collapsing in the face of an enemy's overwhelming momentum

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