困兽犹斗

Traditional form:

困獸猶鬥

Pinyin (reading):

kùnshòuyóudòu

Definitions:

• a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)
• to fight like an animal at bay

Characters:

• 困 - to surround; to besiege; surrounded, in distress; poor; tired, sleepy
• 兽 - beast, animal; bestial
• 犹 - similar to, just like, as
• 斗 - to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup

Traditional characters:

• 困 - to surround; to besiege; surrounded, in distress; poor; tired, sleepy
• 獸 - beast, animal; bestial
• 猶 - similar to, just like, as
• 鬥 - to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup