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百勝難慮敵,三折乃良醫 百胜难虑敌,三折乃良医 [bai3 sheng4 nan2 lü4 di2 , san1 zhe2 nai3 liang2 yi1] /(a line from a poem by the Tang poet Liu Yuxi 劉禹錫|刘禹锡[Liu2 Yu3 xi1]) one gains very little insight into one's enemy from a hundred victories, but he who breaks his arm three times will be a good doctor/(fig.) one learns more from one's failures than from one's successes/ 1653 1
兵來將敵,水來土堰 兵来将敌,水来土堰 [bing1 lai2 jiang4 di2 , shui3 lai2 tu3 yan4] /counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action/to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation/ 5549 1
不敵 不敌 [bu4 di2] /no match for/cannot beat/ 6862 1
殘敵 残敌 [can2 di2] /remnant enemy troops/ 1296 1
仇敵 仇敌 [chou2 di2] /enemy/ 7100 1
大敵當前 大敌当前 [[da4di2-dang1qian2]] /(idiom) to be faced with a formidable enemy/ 614 2
[[di2]] /(bound form) enemy/(bound form) to be a match for; to rival/(bound form) to resist; to withstand/ 943 2
敵檔 敌档 [di2 dang4] /rival productions (of the same opera in neighboring theaters)/ 6498 1
敵敵畏 敌敌畏 [di2 di2 wei4] /(loanword) DDVP, aka dichlorvos (an organophosphate used as an insecticide)/ 1194 1
敵地 敌地 [di2 di4] /enemy territory/ 6585 1
敵對 敌对 [di2 dui4] /hostile/enemy (factions)/combative/ 6862 1
敵方 敌方 [di2 fang1] /enemy/ 7100 1
敵國 敌国 [di2 guo2] /enemy country/ 6580 1
敵害 敌害 [di2 hai4] /pest/vermin/animal that is harmful to crops or to another species/enemy/predator/ 6498 1
敵後 敌后 [di2 hou4] /(military) the enemy's rear/behind enemy lines/ 1701 1
敵機 敌机 [di2 ji1] /enemy plane/ 6614 1
敵基督 敌基督 [Di2 ji1 du1] /Antichrist/ 5729 1
敵軍 敌军 [di2 jun1] /enemy troops/hostile forces/CL:股[gu3]/ 6364 1
敵愾 敌忾 [di2 kai4] /hatred felt toward one's enemies/ 2370 1
敵情 敌情 [di2 qing2] /the situation of the enemy positions/intelligence about the enemy/ 4072 1
敵人 敌人 [di2 ren2] /enemy/CL:個|个[ge4]/ 6364 1
敵殺死 敌杀死 [Di2 sha1 si3] /Decis (insecticide brand)/ 5569 1
敵視 敌视 [di2 shi4] /hostile/malevolence/antagonism/to view as enemy/to stand against/ 6792 1
敵手 敌手 [di2 shou3] /opponent/substantial adversary/worthy match/antagonist/in the enemy's hands/ 6396 1
敵臺 敌台 [di2 tai2] /defensive tower/lookout tower/enemy radio station/ 3650 1
敵探 敌探 [di2 tan4] /enemy spy/ 6396 1
敵特 敌特 [di2 te4] /enemy (agents)/(class) enemy/ 6815 1
敵我 敌我 [di2 wo3] /the enemy and us/ 6103 1
敵我矛盾 敌我矛盾 [di2 wo3 mao2 dun4] /contradictions between ourselves and the enemy/Either you are for us or against us./ 6554 1
敵營 敌营 [di2 ying2] /enemy camp/ 6534 1
敵佔區 敌占区 [di2 zhan4 qu1] /enemy occupied territory/ 6791 1
敵陣 敌阵 [di2 zhen4] /the enemy ranks/ 6975 1
敵眾我寡 敌众我寡 [di2 zhong4 wo3 gua3] /multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius)/heavily outnumbered/beaten by the weight of numbers/ 4646 1
敵百蟲 敌百虫 [[di2bai3chong2]] /trichlorfon (C4H8Cl3O4P), organophosphate insecticide; also called dipterex/ 284 2
敵對性 敌对性 [[di2dui4xing4]] /hostility; antagonism/adversarial; hostile/ 391 2
敵將 敌将 [[di2jiang4]] /enemy general; the opposing side's commander/ 381 2
敵特分子 敌特分子 [[di2te4 fen4zi3]] /enemy agent; spy (esp. from a hostile foreign power)/ 361 2
敵意 敌意 [[di2yi4]] /enmity; hostility/ 870 2
對敵 对敌 [dui4 di2] /to confront/to face the enemy/ 6699 1
餌敵 饵敌 [er3 di2] /to lure the enemy/to trap/ 6047 1
腹背受敵 腹背受敌 [fu4 bei4 shou4 di2] /(idiom) to be attacked from the front and rear/ 992 1
富可敵國 富可敌国 [fu4 ke3 di2 guo2] /having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom)/extremely wealthy/ 3766 1
公敵 公敌 [gong1 di2] /public enemy/ 6655 1
寡不敵眾 寡不敌众 [gua3 bu4 di2 zhong4] /the few are no match for the many/heavily outnumbered/facing impossible odds (idiom)/ 6081 1
化敵為友 化敌为友 [hua4 di2 wei2 you3] /to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)/ 6332 1
假想敵 假想敌 [[jia3xiang3di2]] /opposing force (in war games); hypothetical enemy (in strategic studies)/ 805 2
勁敵 劲敌 [jing4 di2] /formidable opponent/ 6737 1
抗敵 抗敌 [kang4 di2] /to resist the enemy/ 6575 1
潰敵 溃敌 [[kui4di2]] /to rout the enemy/ 852 2
匹敵 匹敌 [pi3 di2] /to be equal to/to be well-matched/rival/ 6220 1
棋逢敵手 棋逢敌手 [qi2 feng2 di2 shou3] /see 棋逢對手|棋逢对手[qi2 feng2 dui4 shou3]/ 4854 1
前敵 前敌 [qian2 di2] /front line (military)/ 6043 1
強敵 强敌 [qiang2 di2] /powerful enemy/ 6862 1
輕敵 轻敌 [qing1 di2] /to underestimate the enemy/ 7100 1
情敵 情敌 [qing2 di2] /rival in love/ 6587 1
人民公敵 人民公敌 [ren2 min2 gong1 di2] /the enemy of the people/the class enemy (Marxism)/ 7100 1
如臨大敵 如临大敌 [ru2 lin2 da4 di2] /lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom)/fig. cautious/with great preoccupation/with strict precaution/ 1696 1
殺敵 杀敌 [sha1 di2] /to attack the enemy/ 3697 1
十六字訣 十六字诀 [shi2 liu4 zi4 jue2] /16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退,敵駐我擾,敵疲我打,敵退我追|敌进我退,敌驻我扰,敌疲我打,敌退我追[di2 jin4 wo3 tui4 , di2 zhu4 wo3 rao3 , di2 pi2 wo3 da3 , di2 tui4 wo3 zhui1] when the enemy advances we retreat; when the enemy makes camp we harass; when the enemy is exhausted we fight; and when the enemy retreats we pursue/ 2543 1
勢均力敵 势均力敌 [[shi4jun1-li4di2]] /(idiom) evenly matched/ 943 2
守敵 守敌 [shou3 di2] /enemy defense/enemy garrison/ 6576 1
樹敵 树敌 [shu4 di2] /to antagonize people/to make an enemy of sb/ 4461 1
死敵 死敌 [si3 di2] /mortal enemy/arch-enemy/ 6632 1
宿敵 宿敌 [su4 di2] /old enemy/ 6701 1
夙敵 夙敌 [su4 di2] /old foe/long-standing enemy/ 6743 1
所向無敵 所向无敌 [suo3 xiang4 wu2 di2] /to be invincible/unrivalled/ 5641 1
天敵 天敌 [[tian1di2]] /predator; natural enemy/ 699 2
通敵 通敌 [[tong1di2]] /to collaborate with the enemy/ 832 2
同仇敵愾 同仇敌忾 [tong2 chou2 di2 kai4] /anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary/ 6332 1
投敵 投敌 [tou2 di2] /to go over to the enemy/to defect/ 6028 1
萬人敵 万人敌 [wan4 ren2 di2] /a match for ten thousand enemies/ 5763 1
萬人之敵 万人之敌 [wan4 ren2 zhi1 di2] /a match for ten thousand enemies/ 5763 1
無敵 无敌 [wu2 di2] /unequalled/without rival/a paragon/ 6835 1
無可匹敵 无可匹敌 [wu2 ke3 pi3 di2] /unsurpassed/unparalleled/ 4752 1
邪不敵正 邪不敌正 [xie2 bu4 di2 zheng4] /good will always triumph over evil (idiom)/ 6106 1
亦敵亦友 亦敌亦友 [yi4 di2 yi4 you3] /(idiom) to be both friend and foe to each other; to have a friendly rivalry/ 1482 1
迎敵 迎敌 [[ying2di2]] /to go out from one's position to confront the enemy/ 51 2
應敵 应敌 [ying4 di2] /to face the enemy/to meet an attack/ 6426 1
與全世界為敵 与全世界为敌 [yu3 quan2 shi4 jie4 wei2 di2] /(idiom) to fight the whole world/ 975 1
禦敵 御敌 [yu4 di2] /armed enemy of the nation/enemy of the Emperor/fig. championship challenger/contender opposing champion in sporting contest/ 6638 1
怨敵 怨敌 [yuan4 di2] /enemy/foe/ 2380 1
政敵 政敌 [[zheng4di2]] /political opponent/ 872 2
資敵 资敌 [[zi1di2]] /to aid the enemy (with arms, ammunition, supplies, money etc)/ 839 2

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