铤而走险 (tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn) | Meaning: to take a risk out of desperation (idiom) | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

to take risks · to take chances · foray · adventure冒险mào xiǎn

a cornered beast will still fight (idiom) · to fight like an animal at bay困兽犹斗kùn shòu yóu dòu

a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom) · to be driven to desperate action狗急跳墙gǒu jí tiào qiáng

to stake all on one throw孤注一掷gū zhù yī zhì

driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels · to drive to revolt · to force sb to desperate action逼上梁山bī shàng liáng shān

to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)