兵微将寡 bīngwēijiàngguǎ lacking soldiers and leaders Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 兵 bīng army army; troops; military forces微 wēi to decline (bound form) to decline; to become weak; to fade away将 將 jiàng noun general a high-ranking military officer; a general; (military) a general officer rank above colonel寡 guǎ adjectivenoun few (bound form) few; scant; lacking in something