背城借一 in English bei4 cheng2 jie4 yi1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiomatic expression); to fight to the last ditch
  • to put up a desperate struggle

Simplified Characters

背 城 借 一

Traditional Characters

背 城 借 一

Pinyin

bei4 cheng2 jie4 yi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

背bei4variant of 背[bei1] 城cheng2city walls 借jie4to lend 一yi1one