背城借一
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[edit]learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder |
city walls; city; town | to lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of |
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) | ||
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trad. (背城借一) | 背 | 城 | 借 | 一 | |
simp. #(背城借一) | 背 | 城 | 借 | 一 | |
Literally: “to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bèichéngjièyi
- Wade–Giles: pei4-chʻêng2-chieh4-i1
- Yale: bèi-chéng-jyè-yī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beycherngjiehi
- Palladius: бэйчэнцзеи (bɛjčɛnczei)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1
- Yale: bui sìhng je yāt
- Cantonese Pinyin: bui3 sing4 dze3 jat7
- Guangdong Romanization: bui3 xing4 zé3 yed1
- Sinological IPA (key): /puːi̯³³ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sɛː³³ jɐt̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]背城借一
- to fight to the last ditch; to put up a desperate struggle