所向披靡

suǒxiàngpīmǐ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄆㄧ ㄇㄧˇ

    • to sweep everything before one to be invincible

      idiom

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

Antonyms 反义词

  • 望风而逃 wàngfēng'értáo
    • 吓得望风而逃 so frightened as to flee at the mere sight of them

Telling them apart

所向披靡 is figurative, picturing everything bowing like grass before the wind, and stresses that nothing can stop the force. 所向无敌 is plainer and stresses that there is no rival.

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