noun
cornered animal; wounded boar
Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'wounded boar', used figuratively for a person or animal that is cornered and therefore dangerous. Rare and somewhat literary.
手負い猪のように、彼は必死に反撃した。
Like a cornered animal, he fought back desperately.
「手負い猪には近づくな」という諺がある。
There is a saying: 'Don't approach a wounded boar.'