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破釜沉舟 (po3 fu2 cam4 zau1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

破釜沉舟 (po3 fu2 cam4 zau1, pò fǔ chén zhōu) — lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat; to burn one's boats

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 破柴 (po3 caai4) — (verb) to chop wood
• 破 (po3) — (verb) spend (money); broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split…
• 破落 (po3 lok6) — broken down; to be in decline
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• 破釜沈舟 (po3 fu2 cam4 zau1) — burn your bridges behind you
• 破銅爛鐵 (po3 tung4 laan6 tit3) — Scrap metal

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