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破釜沉舟

破釜沉舟

Chinese

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to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out

!kettle; caldron

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submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop

!boat |- !simp. and trad.
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Idiom

破釜沉舟

  1. to cross the Rubicon; to reach the point of no return

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