Miànduì qiángdà de duìshǒu, zhǔnbèi bùzú de qiúduì zhǐnéng bèidòng áidǎ.
Facing a strong opponent, the under-prepared team could only take a passive beating.
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usage
Note the pronunciation: ái (2nd tone), not āi (1st tone). Other ái compounds: 挨骂 (get scolded), 挨饿 (go hungry), 挨冻 (suffer from cold). All describe enduring something unpleasant.
culture
落后就要挨打 is a famous political saying in China, meaning "backwardness leads to being bullied." It reflects the national memory of being weakened and invaded in the 19th-20th centuries.
