置之死地而后生zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng

confronta person with the danger of death and he will fight to live; victory lies in desperate position
❍ 信曰： “此在兵法，顾诸君不察耳。兵法不曰 ‘陷之死地而后生，置之亡地而后存’？……”(《史记·淮阴侯列传》)“This is in The Art of War too.” replied Han Xin，“It is just that you have failed to notice it! Does it not say in The Art of War: ‘Drive them into a fatal position and they will come out alive; place them in a hopeless spot and they survive’？…”/昔韩信背水为阵，所谓“～”也。(《三国演义》621) When Han Xin made his array with a river in his rear,he said that out of the place of death one could return to life.
❍ 孙子曰： “～。” (《三国演义》819) Sun Wu says that victory lies in the desperate position.

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