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破釜沉舟

po3 fu2 cam4 zau1

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.

破釜沉舟

This word was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 6th Jul 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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破 po3 po4 pi4 - to break; ruined; destroyed
釜 fu2 fu3 - cauldron; pot; kettle
沉 cam4 zam6 zhen4 shen3 chen3 chen2 {chen1} - sink, submerge; addicted to
舟 zau1 zhou1 - boat; vessel

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