胜之不武 shèng zhī bù wǔ

DEFINITIONS

  1. (fig.) to fight a one-sided battle
  2. to have an unfair advantage in a contest

CHARACTERS

胜 shèng
HSK 5
victory; excel, be better than
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
武 wǔ
HSK 5
military; martial, warlike