粵

單daan1刀dou1赴fu6會wui2

simp单刀赴会
daan1 dou1 fu6 wui2daan1 dou1 fu6 wui6dān dāo fù huì

English

  1. lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
  2. fig. to go alone into enemy lines
  3. used to praise someone who is brave and wise. literally, to go to/attend a meeting on his own or accompanied with very few people.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 隻身一人或只有少數人陪同前往有危險嘅會面,比喻某人有智謀

Examples

  • 總統單刀赴會解決咗雙方嘅利益衝突。

    The president attended the meeting on his own and solved the interest conflicts between two parties.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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