背水一戰
See also: 背水一战
Chinese
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) | 背 | 水 | 一 | 戰 | |
| simp. (背水一战) | 背 | 水 | 一 | 战 | |
| Literally: “fight with one's back to the river”. | |||||
Etymology
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", 陳／陈 (chén) is an ancient variant of 陣／阵 (zhèn)).
Pronunciation
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