| 破罐破摔 |
pò guàn - pò shuāi |
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 |
| 破 |
pò |
broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of |
| 罐 |
guàn |
can / jar / pot |
| 罐 |
guàn |
variant of 罐 |
| 破 |
pò |
broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of |
| 摔 |
shuāi |
to throw down / to fall / to drop and break |