Chinese–English

背城借一

bèi chéng jiè yī · bei cheng jie yi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

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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