nán​fēng​bù​jìng

the opponent is weak

  • created sense approved 南风不竞/南風不競 · nán​fēng​bù​jìng · the opponent is weak — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    南风不竞 / 南風不競

    nán​fēng​bù​jìng

    the opponent is weak

    Originally used in the [[左传|左傳|zuo3 zhuan4]] to describe the low spirits of the southern State of Chu after hearing their music; now used as a set phrase to describe a competitor who is not strong enough or who is losing a competition

    nán​fēng​bú​jìng

    南风 (literal) → 南风/南風 · nán​fēng · [weakness] 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 竞 (literal) → 竞/競 · jìng · strong

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