置之死地而後生 Chinese English dictionary 置之死地而後生 translate 置之死地而後生 pinyin

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Pīnyīn

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HSK

置之死地而後生

zhìzhīsǐdì'érhòushēng

*置之…後生* | 置之…後生* | *置之…後生

(idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法｜孙子兵法) 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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Mandarin
Pīnyīn

Unihan Definition

standalone and in compounds

Jyutping
Cantonese

Variant

Four corner

Cangjie

置

*置* | 置* | *置

13画

网罒罓 + 8

zhì

place, lay out; set aside

zi3

6071.6

WLJBM

之

*之* | 之* | *之

3画

丿 + 3

zhī

marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to

zi1

3030.7

INO

死

*死* | 死* | *死

6画

歹 + 2

sǐ

die; dead; death

sei2

1021.2

MNP

地

*地* | 地* | *地

6画

土 + 3

dì, de

earth; soil, ground; region

dei6

4411.2

GPD

而

*而* | 而* | *而

6画

而 + 0

ér, néng

and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126

ji4

1022.7

MBLL

後

*後* | 後* | *後

9画

彳 + 6

hòu

behind, rear, after; descendents

hau6

后

2224.7

HOVIE

生

*生* | 生* | *生

5画

生 + 0

shēng

life, living, lifetime; birth

sang1

2510.0

HQM

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English Definition

置之死地而後生

zhìzhīsǐdì'érhòushēng

*置之…後生* | 置之…後生* | *置之…後生

置

zhì

*置* | 置* | *置

to install / to place / to put / to buy

　之

　zhī

*之* | 之* | *之

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it

　　死

　　sǐ

*死* | 死* | *死

to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned

　　　地

*地* | 地* | *地

-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

　　　地

　　　dì

*地* | 地* | *地

earth / ground / field / place / land / CL: 片

　　　　而

　　　　ér

*而* | 而* | *而

and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

　　　　而後

　　　　érhòu

*而後* | 而後* | *而後

after that / then

　　　　　後

　　　　　hòu

*後* | 後* | *後

back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-

　　　　　後生

　　　　　hòushēng

*後生* | 後生* | *後生

young generation / youth / young man

　　　　　　生

　　　　　　shēng

*生* | 生* | *生

to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire) / to live; to be alive / life / raw; uncooked; unprocessed / unfamiliar; strange / (bound form) student; person engaged in a field / (bound form) male role in traditional opera / (bound form) life; lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood / (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼) / (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽)