以少胜多 yǐ shǎo shèng duō

DEFINITIONS

  1. using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness

CHARACTERS

以 yǐ by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
少 shǎo few, less, inadequate
胜 shèng victory; excel, be better than
多 duō much, many; more than, over