困兽犹斗 in English kun4 shou4 you2 dou4 Meaning

Meanings

  • a cornered beast will still fight (idiomatic expression)
  • to fight like an animal at bay

Simplified Characters

困 兽 犹 斗

Traditional Characters

困 獸 猶 鬥

Pinyin

kun4 shou4 you2 dou4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

困kun4to trap 兽shou4beast 犹you2as if 斗dou4abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]