困兽犹斗

Traditional: 困獸猶鬥

kùn shòu yóu dòu

Dictionary entry

a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)

What does 困兽犹斗 mean?

困兽犹斗 (kùn shòu yóu dòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)

2to fight like an animal at bay

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困kùnto trap · to surround 兽shòubeast · animal 犹yóuas if · (just) like 斗Dǒuabbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]

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How to pronounce 困兽犹斗

困兽犹斗

kùn shòu yóu dòu

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