非ひ勢せい

noun

inferior position; disadvantageous position

Used in go and shogi to describe a board position where one player is at a disadvantage. Not a general-purpose word for inferiority.

• 序じょ盤ばんで非ひ勢せいに立たたされた。

  I was put in an inferior position in the opening.

• 非ひ勢せいを挽ばん回かいする手てを探さがす。

  I look for a move to recover from the disadvantageous position.