负隅顽抗

負隅頑抗
fùyúwánkàng
(idiom) to put up fierce resistance despite being surrounded; to stubbornly refuse to admit defeat

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to make a last-ditch fight (relying on a strategically inaccessible place or other conditions)
  2. to make a last-ditch fight (relying on a strategically inaccessible place or other conditions)

Wiktionary

依恃险要的地势，做顽强的抵抗。语本《孟子．尽心下》：「野有众逐虎，虎负嵎，莫之敢撄。」比喻凭藉某种条件，做顽强抵抗。如：「困守在屋子裡的枪击要犯，虽负隅顽抗，终被警察击毙。」

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 负 fù
  1. to bear
  2. to carry (on one's back)
  3. to turn one's back on
  4. to be defeated
  5. negative (math. etc)
2 隅 yú corner
3 顽抗 wánkàng to stubbornly resist