背城借一 (bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1): to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom) | Cantonese Dictionary | YumCha

bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1背城借一

Jyutpingbui3 sing4 ze3 jat1

Yalebui sìngh je yāt

Definition

to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch

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T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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