狗急跳墙 desperate dog jumps over a wall
Explanation
比喻走投无路的人不顾一切地采取极端行动。
A metaphor for a desperate person taking extreme measures when they have nowhere else to turn.
Origin Story
从前，在一个小山村里，住着一户人家，养了一条忠实的猎犬。这条猎犬平时很老实，从不乱吠乱咬人。有一天，主人带它去打猎，在追逐一只狡猾的野兔时，猎犬不慎掉进了一个深坑里。坑底又黑又深，猎犬害怕极了，拼命地挣扎着想要爬出去，但是坑壁又陡又滑，它怎么也爬不上去。这时，野兔早已跑得无影无踪了。猎犬在坑里焦急地等待着主人的到来，可主人却一直没有出现。时间一分一秒地过去，猎犬越来越害怕，它感觉自己快要被困死了。最后，它绝望地纵身一跃，竟然奇迹般地跳出了深坑！
Once upon a time, in a small mountain village, there lived a family that kept a faithful hunting dog. This dog was usually very docile and never barked or bit people. One day, the owner took it hunting, and while chasing a cunning rabbit, the dog accidentally fell into a deep pit. The bottom of the pit was dark and deep, the dog was terrified, and struggled desperately to climb out, but the pit walls were steep and slippery, and it couldn't climb out. By this time, the rabbit had long since disappeared. The dog waited anxiously in the pit for its owner to come, but the owner never appeared. As time went by, the dog became more and more afraid, and it felt like it was about to die. Finally, in despair, it leaped, and miraculously jumped out of the deep pit!
Usage
形容走投无路时采取的孤注一掷的行为。
Describes a last-ditch effort when there is no other way out.
Examples
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他被逼得走投无路，最后狗急跳墙，做出了一些疯狂的事情。
tā bèi bī de zǒutóuwúlù, zuìhòu gǒu jí tiào qiáng, zuò chū le yīxiē fēngkuáng de shìqíng。
He was driven to desperation, and finally, he jumped over the wall, doing some crazy things.
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面临巨大的压力，他狗急跳墙，做出了许多错误的决定。
miànlín júdà de yālì, tā gǒu jí tiào qiáng, zuò chū le xǔduō cuòwù de juédìng。
Facing tremendous pressure, he made many wrong decisions.
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公司面临破产，老板狗急跳墙，试图用一些非常规手段来挽救公司。
gōngsī miànlín pòchǎn, lǎobǎn gǒu jí tiào qiáng, shìtú yòng yīxiē fēngcháng guī shǒuduàn lái wǎnjiù gōngsī。
The company was facing bankruptcy, and the boss jumped over the wall, attempting to save the company with some unconventional means.