到时候群龙无首
“With no one at the helm,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
到时候 群龙无首
“With no one at the helm,”
强敌在外
“formidable enemies outside,”
“Without a leader, they will fall apart completely and won't stand a chance.”
Classical Chinese political and military strategy emphasizes attacking an opponent precisely when their command structure collapses into chaos.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
when the time comes; at that time
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to introduce a future scenario or condition.
a group without a leader; like a dragon without a head
An idiomatic four-character idiom (chengyu) describing a situation of complete disarray due to a lack of leadership.