a beast at bay will put up a desperate fight(kùn shòu yóu dòu)
a beast at bay will put up a desperate fight
The Chinese idiom, K ù NSH ò uy ó UD ò u, means that the besieged beast still has to struggle. It's a metaphor for desperate resistance. It comes from the twelfth year of Xuangong in Zuozhuan.
The origin of Idioms
Zuo Qiuming's the twelfth year of Xuangong in Zuo Zhuan: the Dechen is still there, and the worry is not over. The trapped beast is still fighting!
Idiom usage
Subject predicate; predicate, object, clause; derogatory; struggling in desperate situation. Example: Zuo Zhuan, the fourth year of the Duke of Ding: the trapped beast is still fighting, what about the people?
Chinese PinYin : kùn shòu yóu dòu
a beast at bay will put up a desperate fight
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