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背はい水すいの陣じん
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
Kanji used
背
back of the body
水
water
陣
army camp
Pitch accent
は
いすいのじ
ん
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Composed of
backwater; (arch.) standing with one's back to water (river, lake, etc.)
① 軍隊の配置。② 軍隊が集結しているところ。陣営。③ 人々。集団。④ いくさ。合戦。