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負隅頑抗

简负隅顽抗 · 繁負隅頑抗

Mandarin · pinyin fù yú wán kàng

(idiom) to put up fierce resistance despite being surrounded; to stubbornly refuse to admit defeat

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4–2–2–4 · fu4 yu2 wan2 kang4

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fu6 jyu6 waan4 kong3

Cantonese word readings for 負隅頑抗. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(figurative) to make a last-ditch fight (relying on a strategically inaccessible place or other conditions)