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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 |
city walls; city; town
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to lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of |
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
| trad. (背城借一)
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背
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城
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借
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一
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| simp. #(背城借一)
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背
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城
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借
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一
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| Literally: “to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
背城借一
- to fight to the last ditch; to put up a desperate struggle
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