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はいすいのじん
Meanings
Expression
Idiomatic
1. 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
Alt. forms
背
はい
水
すい
の
陣
じん
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はいすいのじん
Pitch accent
は
いすいのじ
ん
Composed of
はいすい
backwater;
(arch.)
standing with one's back to water (river, lake, etc.)
じん
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war