望風披靡
wàng​fēng​pī​mǐ

to flee at the first sign of a fight

  • created sense approved 望风披靡/望風披靡 · wàng​fēng​pī​mǐ · to flee at the first sign of a fight — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    望风 (literal) → 望风/望風 · wàng​fēng · to hear word of 披靡 (literal) → 披靡 · pī​mǐ · to be routed

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