fù
负隅
bear; lose; negative; lean on
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
(of enemies or bandits) to rely on a strategic position; to make a last stand from a stronghold
literaryMostly used in the four-character idiom 负嵎顽抗 (fù yú wán kàng). 嵎 refers to a mountain recess or strategic corner. The term is literary and describes a desperate, stubborn resistance from a defensible position.
Cán残
dí敌
tuì退
rù入
shān山
zhōng中
，
fù负
yú嵎
wán顽
kàng抗
。
The remaining enemy retreated into the mountains, putting up a stubborn last-ditch resistance.
Zhè这
ge个
chéng成
yǔ语
miáo描
huì绘
le了
fěi匪
tú徒
zhàn占
jù据
xiǎn险
dì地
，
fù负
yú嵎
bù不
jiàng降
de的
qíng情
jǐng景
。
This idiom depicts the scene of bandits occupying a strategic position and stubbornly refusing to surrender.