背城借一 (bèi chéng jiè yī) | Meaning: to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die背水一战bèi shuǐ yī zhàn

lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat · to burn one's boats破釜沉舟pò fǔ chén zhōu

deathbed struggle · final struggle (idiom)垂死挣扎chuí sǐ zhēng zhá

decisive battle · to fight a decisive battle · to fight for supremacy in...决战jué zhàn

to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch · to put up a desperate struggle