Idioms  - 破釜沉舟[pò fǔ chén zhōu]

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"po fu" meaning to break up cooking utensils; and "chen zhou" to sink the boats. "Po fu chen zhou" means to be resolved to fight to the end and never retreat.

batera
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5 months ago

good

ee
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5 months ago

"釜"是做饭用的锅,不是饭碗。

water
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5 months ago

there is a poem about this idiom, also a couplet: 有志者，事竟成，破釜沉舟，百二秦关终属楚； 有心人，天不负，卧薪尝胆，三千越甲可吞吴。

vivian2008
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5 months ago

i like this poem about "chen zhou": 沉舟侧畔千帆过，病树前头万木春。

sdulb
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8 months ago

It is really an interesting story.

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