力排众议 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses

Character by character

• 力lìstrength, power; capability, influence
• 排páirow, rank, file; to eliminate, to remove
• 众zhòngmultitude, crowd; masses, public
• 议yìto consult, to talk over; to criticize, to discuss

Idioms sharing a character

• 不自量力 bù zì liàng lì
• 不遗余力 bù yí yú lì
• 全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù
• 力不胜任 lì bù shèng rèn
• 力不从心 lì bù cóng xīn
• 力所能及 lì suǒ néng jí
• 力挽狂澜 lì wǎn kuáng lán
• 力争上游 lì zhēng shàng yóu
• 力尽神危 lì jìn shén wēi
• 勉力而为 miǎn lì ér wéi

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