背水一戰

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Chinese

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learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened
learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder
 
water; river
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
to fight; fight; war
to fight; fight; war; battle
 
trad. (背水一戰)
simp. (背水一战)
Literally: “fight with one's back to the river”.

Etymology

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From the Records of the Grand Historian 背水陣背水阵 (bèishuǐzhèn) (originally 背水陳, literally "arrange the battle array with soldiers' back to the river", (chén) is an ancient variant of (zhèn)).

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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背水一戰

  1. to be forced to stand and fight; to make a desperate last stand

See also

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