gǒu​jí​tiào​qiáng

cornered beast will do anything

  • created sense approved 狗急跳墙/狗急跳牆 · gǒu​jí​tiào​qiáng · cornered beast will do anything — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    狗急跳墙 / 狗急跳牆

    gǒu​jí​tiào​qiáng

    cornered beast will do anything

    Literal meaning is "a dog will jump over a wall when cornered"; describes someone who is driven to desperate or extreme action when they find themselves in a hopeless situation.

    狗 (literal) → 狗 · gǒu · dog 急 (literal) → 急 · jí · urgent 跳 (literal) → 跳 · tiào · to jump 墙 (literal) → 墙/牆 · qiáng · wall

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    created sense