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背城借一

bèi chéng jiè yī

4-character word

What 背城借一 means

1. to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
2. to put up a desperate struggle

The characters in 背城借一

• 背bèithe back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from
• 城chéngcity walls; city; town
• 借jièto borrow; (used in combination with 给; to make use of; to avail oneself of
• 一yīone; single; a (article)