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望风披靡
wàng​fēng​pī​mǐ

to flee at the first sign of a fight

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 望风 望風 wàng​fēng
    to hear word of
    To hear news or catch wind of a situation, especially a frightening or powerful one, leading to a reaction like fleeing.
  2. 披靡 pī​mǐ
    to be routed
    to be defeated and flee in disorder; to collapse in the face of a superior force