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flee at the mere sight of the oncoming force; run away at the mere sight of the attacker

wàng fēng ér táo

望 风 而 逃

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derogflee at the mere sight of the oncoming force; run away at the mere sight of the attacker
- dí rén wàng fēng ér táo
  敌人望风而逃。
  The enemy fled pell-mell before our army.
synonym
luò huāng ér táo落荒而逃 wén fēng sàng dǎn闻风丧胆 wén fēng ér táo闻风而逃 wàng fēng pī mǐ望风披靡 wàng fēng ér dùn望风而遁
antonym
yǒng wǎng zhí qián勇往直前 yī wǎng wú qián一往无前 lín wēi bù jù临危不惧 gōng wú bù kè攻无不克

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