Chinese–English

破釜沉舟

pò fǔ chén zhōu · po fu chen zhou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

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

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