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破釜沉舟

pò fǔ chén zhōu

Definitions

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

Child Words of 破釜沉舟

舟
zhōu
釜
fǔ
沉
chén
破
pò