破釜沉舟 — po4 fu3 chen2 zhou1 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

po⁴ fu³ chen² zhou¹

lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat/to burn one's boats

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

破

釜

沉

舟

As word

1

po⁴

lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat/to burn one's boats

2

fu³

lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat/to burn one's boats

3

chen²

lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat/to burn one's boats

4

zhou¹

lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat/to burn one's boats