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破釜沉舟
po3 fu2 cam4 zau1
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to show determination (lit., "destroy all the cooking pots and sink all the ships, there is no turning back")  Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:破 po3 - break; broken; cut; defeat; expose釜 fu2 - cauldron; pot; kettle 沉 cam4 - sink; submerged 舟 zau1 - boat; ship | ||
One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:
破釜沈舟
po3 fu2 cam4 zau1 = variant of 破釜沉舟 |
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