Entry
背水の陣
Source
JMdict 200217
Characters
背 水 陣
Definition
Word
背水の陣
Reading
はいすいのじん
Reference
Translation dut
± met de rug tegen de muur vechten ± z'n schepen achter zich verbranden ± erop of eronder ± alles of niets ± de dood of de gladiolen ± het moet galgen of burgemeesteren
Translation eng
fighting with one's back to the wall having burnt one's bridges last stand from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
Translation ger
Situation, in der man mit dem Rücken zur Wand steht
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