置之死地而后已 — “To persecute someone relentlessly until their utter ruin or demise”
置之死地而后已 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to persecute someone relentlessly until their utter ruin or demise”. To stop at nothing until one has completely destroyed someone.
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置之死地而后已 Pronunciation and Pinyin
置之死地而后已 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 置之死地而后已
他决心要将竞争对手置之死地而后已，不惜一切手段进行打击。
He was determined to utterly ruin his business rivals, resorting to every possible means to undermine them.
Idioms Related to 置之死地而后已
More idioms starting with 置
- zhì置zhī之bù不lǐ理ignore and pay no attention
- zhì置zhī之bù不lùn论set aside and not discuss
- zhì置zhī之bù不wèn问leave it alone and ignore
- zhì置zhī之bù不gù顾to ignore or neglect
- zhì置zhī之dù度wài外disregard personal gains or dangers
- zhì置zhī之fú弗lùn论leave aside without discussion
- zhì置zhī之sǐ死dì地put in a do-or-die situation
- zhì置zhī之sǐ死dì地ér而hòu后kuài快to feel malicious pleasure at adversary's ruin
- zhì置zhī之sǐ死dì地ér而hòu后shēng生find a way out of a desperate situation
- zhì置zhī之nǎo脑hòu后put out of mind
- zhì置zhī之gāo高gé阁to shelve and leave unused
- zhì置yú于sǐ死dì地drive to a dead end
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What does 置之死地而后已 mean?
置之死地而后已 (zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu yǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to persecute someone relentlessly until their utter ruin or demise”.
How do you pronounce 置之死地而后已?
置之死地而后已 is pronounced zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu yǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 置之死地而后已?
置：放置。一定要害人致死才算完事