Yī fū dāngguān, wàn fū mò kāi.*

一夫當關,萬夫莫開。

Lit [With] one man guarding [a mountain] pass, ten thousand men cannot break through.

Fig If one occupies a strategically superior position, it will be difficult for others to attack.

Note [A line from the Tang dynasty poet Li Bai's poem, “Shǔ Dào Nán.”]

Topics ADVANTAGE ATTACKS Li Bai SELF-PROTECTION Shǔ Dào Nán STRATEGY Tang_dynasty