背はい水すいの陣じん
Meanings
Expression
Idiomatic
1. fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort
Kanji used
back of the body
water
army camp
Pitch accent
は
いすいのじ
ん
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Composed of
backwater; (arch.) standing with one's back to water (river, lake, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war