pò fǔ chén zhōu

破釜沉舟 (pò fǔ chén zhōu) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat; to burn one's boats”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
  2. 2to burn one's boats

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