背城借一

bèi chéng jiè yī

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Definitions

  1. 1. to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
  2. 2. to put up a desperate struggle

Child Words of 背城借一

一
yī

one

借
jiè

to lend

城
chéng

city walls

背
bēi

to be burdened

背
bèi

the back of a body or object