防不胜防
fáng​bù​shèng​fáng

impossible to defend against

  • created sense approved 防不胜防/防不勝防 · fáng​bù​shèng​fáng · impossible to defend against — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    防不胜防 / 防不勝防

    fáng​bù​shèng​fáng

    impossible to defend against

    (idiom) impossible to guard against effectively because there are too many things to watch out for; virtually impossible to prevent

    fáng​bù​shēng​fáng

    防 (literal) → 防 · fáng · to guard against 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 胜 (literal) → 胜/勝 · shēng · to bear 防 (literal) → 防 · fáng · to guard against

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    created sense