- 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
Characters
- 破 (破): 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 (罐): can; jar; pot
- 破 (破): 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 (摔): to throw down; to fall; to drop and break
Resources
- Wiktionary: 破罐破摔
- MDBG: 破罐破摔
- Examples with 破罐破摔 on Tatoeba
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