置之死地而后生
zhì​zhī​sǐ​dì'ér​hòu​shēng

to fight for survival when cornered

  • created reference approved 置之死地而后生/置之死地而後生 → 陷之死地而后生/陷之死地而後生 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    置之死地而后生 / 置之死地而後生 zhì​zhī​sǐ​dì'ér​hòu​shēng

    陷之死地而后生 / 陷之死地而後生 xiàn​zhī​sǐ​dì'ér​hòu​shēng

    same_as

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  • created sense approved 置之死地而后生/置之死地而後生 · zhì​zhī​sǐ​dì'ér​hòu​shēng · to fight for survival when cornered — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    置之死地而后生 / 置之死地而後生

    zhì​zhī​sǐ​dì'ér​hòu​shēng

    to fight for survival when cornered

    To find a way to emerge from a dire situation by being forced to fight for one's life; based on the strategy of deploying troops in a way that leaves no possibility of retreat, forcing them to fight desperately.

    置 (literal) → 置 · zhì · to put 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · it 死地 (literal) → 死地 · sǐ​dì · deathtrap 而后 (literal) → 而后/而後 · ér​hòu · then 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to live

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