Hǎoshǒu bù dí shuāng quán; shuāng quán nán dí sì shǒu.

好手不敵雙拳, 雙拳難敵四手。

Lit [One] good hand is no match for two fists, [and] a pair of fists is no match for four hands.

Fig Even a good fighter can't fight two at once, nor can two fight four.

Note [Cf. JW, chap. 77; Xǐngshì Héngyán, chap. 29; note: hǎoshǒu, (lit) a “good hand,” means an experienced hand or expert.]

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