bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3背水一戰背水一战
Jyutpingbui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3
Yalebui séui yāt jin
Definition
To fight with one's back to the river; to fight to the death with no way of retreat.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
