置之死地而後生 置之死地而后生
[zhì zhī sǐdì érhòu shēng]
(idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ]) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle; to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger; to find a way to emerge from a dire situation
置之死地而后生
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置之死地而后生
zhì zhī sĭdì érhòu shēng
〈成〉 confront a person with the danger of death and he will fight to live:
- 兵法不曰“陷之死地而后生，置之亡地而后存”？ （《史记》） Does it not say in The Art of War: “Drive them into a fatal position and they will come out alive; force them into a hopeless spot and they will survive”？
zhì zhī sĭdì érhòu shēng
〈成〉 confront a person with the danger of death and he will fight to live:
- 兵法不曰“陷之死地而后生，置之亡地而后存”？ （《史记》） Does it not say in The Art of War: “Drive them into a fatal position and they will come out alive; force them into a hopeless spot and they will survive”？
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典
置之死地而后生
zhì zhī sǐdì érhòu shēng
<熟> confront a person with the danger of death so that he will fight to live
zhì zhī sǐdì érhòu shēng
<熟> confront a person with the danger of death so that he will fight to live
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典
