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Japanese
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| 背水之陣
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Etymology
Calque of Literary Chinese 背水陣 (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)), from the Records of the Grand Historian.
Compare modern Chinese 背水一戰／背水一战 (bèishuǐ-yīzhàn).
Pronunciation
Idiom
背水の陣 • (haisui no jin) ←はいすいのぢん (faisuinodin)?
- burning one's boats; going for broke
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