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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") in Cantonese

po˗₃破fuˊ²釜camˎ₄沉zauˉ¹舟
Mandarin Pinyin: po4 fu3 chen2 zhou1

Meaning of 破釜沉舟

nounto show determination (lit., "destroy all the cooking pots and sink all the ships, there is no turning back")

Characters in 破釜沉舟

破po3
break; destroy; damage
釜fu2
an ancient unit of capacity
沉cam4
deep; heavy; profound
舟zau1
boat; ship; vessel

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