背水一战
bèi​shuǐ​yī​zhàn

to fight to the death

  • created reference approved 背水一战/背水一戰 → 背水阵/背水陣 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    背水一战 / 背水一戰 bèi​shuǐ​yī​zhàn

    背水阵 / 背水陣 bèi​shuǐ​zhèn

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 背水一战/背水一戰 · bèi​shuǐ​yī​zhàn · to fight to the death — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    背水一战 / 背水一戰

    bèi​shuǐ​yī​zhàn

    to fight to the death

    (idiom) lit. to fight with one's back to the river; to fight to win or die when there is no way to retreat

    bèi​shuǐ​yí​zhàn

    背 (literal) → 背 · bèi · to turn away from 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · river 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 战 (literal) → 战/戰 · zhàn · war

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