置之死地 [－－－－]

Jyutping zi3 zi1 sei2 dei6
Pinyin zhì zhī sǐ dì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to place sb on field of death
  2. to confront with mortal danger
  3. to give sb no way out
  4. with one's back to the wall
  5. looking death in the eye
  6. part of idiom 置之死地而後生|置之死地而后生