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背水一战		Traditional Chinese
背水一戰
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
bèi shuǐ yī zhàn		Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
bui3 seui2 yat1 jin3
Short definition fig. to fight to win or die
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom)MDBG icon / fig. to fight to win or dieMDBG icon / fight with ones back to the river - fight to win Adso icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: fight with ones back to the river - fight to win
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: fight with one's back to the river - fight to win or die
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: sameldc'
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