破 罐 破 摔

pò guàn pò shuāidictionary entry

(lit.) to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom) / (fig.) to give up altogether after a setback; to throw one's hands up in frustration and let it all go to hell

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Original source entry:

破罐破摔 破罐破摔 [po4 guan4 po4 shuai1] /(lit.) to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom)/(fig.) to give up altogether after a setback; to throw one's hands up in frustration and let it all go to hell/

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破罐破摔

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