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Jyutping daan1 bing1 duk6 maa5
Pinyin dān bīng dú mǎ

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    single-handed; unassisted
    (syn.) 独力, 单人独马, 匹馬單槍, 單人獨馬, 单枪匹马, 獨力, 自力, 隻手, 匹马单枪, 一力, 單槍匹馬, 只手
    • 一個要招收廣大的人馬,好把敵人包圍而消滅之。一個則依靠單兵獨馬,去同強大的敵人打硬仗。
      一个要招收广大的人马,好把敌人包围而消灭之。一个则依靠单兵独马,去同强大的敌人打硬仗。
      yī gè yào zhāo shōu guǎng dà de rén mǎ , hǎo bǎ dí rén bāo wéi ér xiāo miè zhī . yī gè zé yī kào dān bīng dú mǎ , qù tóng qiáng dà de dí rén dǎ yìng zhàng .
      The former requires the recruiting of large forces for the purpose of surrounding and annihilating the enemy. The latter means fighting single-handed in desperate combat against a formidable enemy.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    一个要招收广大的人马,好把敌人包围而消灭之。一个则依靠单兵独马,去同强大的敌人打硬仗。
    一個要招收廣大的人馬,好把敵人包圍而消滅之。一個則依靠單兵獨馬,去同強大的敵人打硬仗。
    yī gè yào zhāo shōu guǎng dà de rén mǎ , hǎo bǎ dí rén bāo wéi ér xiāo miè zhī . yī gè zé yī kào dān bīng dú mǎ , qù tóng qiáng dà de dí rén dǎ yìng zhàng .
    • The former requires the recruiting of large forces for the purpose of surrounding and annihilating the enemy. The latter means fighting single-handed in desperate combat against a formidable enemy.