make one last stand before the city wall(bèi chéng jiè yī)

make one last stand before the city wall

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B è ICH é ngji è y ī, which means to fight the enemy to the death under one's own city. It mostly refers to the last battle to decide whether to survive or not. From Zuo Zhuan, the second year of Chenggong.

Idiom explanation

Back: back to; borrow: rely on; one: War.

The origin of Idioms

In the second year of Chenggong in Zuozhuan: "please gather the embers and borrow one from the city."

Idiom usage

It's the last move. Pu Songling's strange tales from a Lonely Studio - Princess Jiang in Qing Dynasty: the whole family is weak, and they live here. They are often ruined by women who have been granted family titles. Now they want to borrow one from the city, and they want to annoy you. Zhou Benji in northern history: Gao Yanzong, the puppet king of ande, steals his name and shares the ashes with Lou Jingxian, the puppet king of Qichang. Su Shi's "Jing Chunfu with two chapters still second to its rhyme" the second: "how dare I borrow one from the back of the city, be careful not to replace Ligang in front of the bottle." Xu fuzuo of the Ming Dynasty wrote "the whole three armed forces borrowed one from the city to revive the royal family." Ji Yun, Qing Dynasty, wrote in notes of Yuewei thatched cottage Huaixi magazine 4: "there is no way to invade, so we have to take risks and borrow one from the city." Wei Junyi's confession of the victim: "fortunately, in the extreme crisis, my reason is not willing to admit defeat. It is determined to fight against the city."

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, Jin, Lu and Wei were defeated by the Qi army under the command of Ying Ke. Qi Qinggong then sent his minister guozuo to Jin to seek peace. He took advantage of the opportunity to demand many conditions. Zuo Yanci said: "if Jin wants peace talks, Qi is willing to offer treasure and jade to return to Lu and Wei. If we take this as a threat, our country will only "borrow one from the city." Sun Xingfu, the general of Lu and Wei, and sun Liangfu advised each other, and Kezhong signed a peace treaty according to Qi's request. It is also called "a battle against the city".

Chinese PinYin : bèi chéng jiè yī