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背城借一 (bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

背城借一 (bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1, bèi chéng jiè yī) — to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch; to put up a desperate struggle

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 背手影 (bui3 sau2 jing2) — to be in poor light; to do something with one's back to the light; to stand in …
• 背手 (bui3 sau2) — hands behind one's back; items of bribery
• 背時 (bui6 si4) — Unlucky; be out of luck; behind the times
• 背泳 (bui3 wing6) — backstroke
• 背脊骨 (bui3 zek3 gwat1) — spine; backbone
• 背脢 (bui3 mui4) — back

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