| Expression | 置之死地而後生 |
|---|---|
| Meaning | place sb on field of death and he will fight to live (俗语 common saying based on Sunzi's Art of War 孫子兵法|孙子兵法); to fight desperately when confronting mortal danger/fig. to find a way out of an impasse |
| Reading | ji3 ji1 sei2 dei6 yi4 hau6 saang1 |
| Recall | y |
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