1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
2 There is safety in numbers.
仁义道德
rén yì dào dé
1 compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
2 mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
以德报怨
yǐ dé bào yuàn
1 to return good for evil (idiom)
2 to requite evil with good
以直报怨,以德报德
yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé
1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
2 fig. not enough to go around
3 demand exceeds supply
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
2 everything points to disaster
功德圆满
gōng dé yuán mǎn
1 virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
厚德载物
hòu dé zài wù
1 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
同心同德
tóng xīn tóng dé
1 of one mind (idiom)
名目繁多
míng mù fán duō
1 names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
命途多舛
mìng tú duō chuǎn
1 to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
多一事不如少一事
duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì
1 it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
2 the less complications the better
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
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