bè I Shu ǐ y and zhà n
[Explanation] Back: back; Water: refers to rivers; Back water: behind it is water; It means there is no retreat. The original "Back Water Array"; Arranged near the river behind; Or the position set. Later, it refers to being in desperate circumstances; Fight to the death for a way out.
[ out] Biography of Hou Huaiyin, Historical Records: "(Korean) faith makes thousands of people walk; Out; Back water Chen (array). ..... The army is fighting to the death; Undefeated. "
[ pronunciation] back; It can't be pronounced "bēi".
[ shape discrimination] war; Can't write "station".
[ near meaning] cross the rubicon and go back to the city to borrow a river to burn the boat
[ antonym] rally
[ usage] can be used in the military; More metaphors are used to fight to the death with the enemy under extremely difficult circumstances; Sometimes it is also a metaphor for the spirit of "decisive battle". It can also be used in sports competitions. Generally used as predicate and attribute.
[ structure] linkage.
[ discrimination] ~ and "cross the rubicon"; All have the meaning of "do or die" But "cross the rubicon" means "desperate; Fight to the end "; ~ means "fight to the death; In order to win ".
[ Example]
① All the hopes in the qualifiers lie in this last fight; The players are determined to.
② In today's fierce competition; Waiting passively is hopeless; Must ~; Let's do it.
[ English translation] be forced to stand an fight
[ Idiom story ]
When Chu and Han fought, Liu Bang ordered his general Han Xin to lead an attack on Zhao. Zhao Wang took 2, troops to meet him in Jingxingguan, Taihang Mountain.
at that time, Han Xin only took 12, troops. In order to defeat Zhao Jun, he stationed 1, people by the river and formed a backwater array. In addition, two thousand Qingqi were sent to lurk around the Zhao army barracks. After the war, Zhao Ying's 2, troops killed 1, Han troops by the river. The Han army faced an enemy, and there was no way out, so it had to fight to the death. This is the lurking two thousand soldiers who took advantage of their weakness to attack Zhao Ying. Zhao was attacked from front to back and was quickly defeated by Han Xin. After the war, someone asked Han Xin: "It's a taboo for military strategists to have water behind their backs. Why did the general knowingly commit it?" Han Xin said with a smile: "It is also recorded in the art of war to die after death."