以弱胜强 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• using the weak to defeat the strong ; to win from a position of weakness

Character by character

• 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
• 弱ruòweak, fragile, delicate
• 胜shèngvictory; to excel, to truimph
• 强qiángstrong, powerful, energetic

Idioms sharing a character

• 一以贯之 yī yǐ guàn zhī
• 不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán
• 不知所以 bù zhī suǒ yǐ
• 以一驭万 yǐ yī yù wàn
• 以假乱真 yǐ jiǎ luàn zhēn
• 以债养债 yǐ zhài yǎng zhài
• 以儆效尤 yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
• 以卵击石 yǐ luǎn jī shí
• 以史为鉴 yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
• 以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí

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