置之死地而后生 (置之死地而後生) zhìzhīsǐ dì ér hòu shēng

zhìzhīsǐ dì ér hòu shēng set phrase place somebody on field of death and he will fight to live
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: A common saying based on Sunzi's Art of War

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷九十三　列傳第八十一:　僭偽附庸 Volume 93 Biographies 81: Vassal States History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 1
• 第七十一回 Chapter 71 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 1
• 第九十五回 Chapter 95 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 1
• 卷95 匈奴劉聰 羯胡石勒 鐵弗劉虎 徒何慕容廆 臨渭氐苻健 羌姚萇 略陽氐吕光 Volume 95: Liu Cong of the Xiongnu, Shi Le of the Jie People, Liu Hu of the Tiefu, Murong Hui of the Tuhe, Fu Jian of the Linwei Di, Yao Chong of the Qiang, Lu Guang of the Lüeyang Di Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 1

Collocations

• 所谓置之死地而后生 (所謂置之死地而後生) 所謂置之死地而後生也 — Book of Wei 魏書, 卷95 匈奴劉聰 羯胡石勒 鐵弗劉虎 徒何慕容廆 臨渭氐苻健 羌姚萇 略陽氐吕光 Volume 95: Liu Cong of the Xiongnu, Shi Le of the Jie People, Liu Hu of the Tiefu, Murong Hui of the Tuhe, Fu Jian of the Linwei Di, Yao Chong of the Qiang, Lu Guang of the Lüeyang Di — count: 2