破罐破摔
Dictionary entry
(lit.) to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom)
What does 破罐破摔 mean?
破罐破摔 (pò guàn pò shuāi) has the following dictionary meaning.
1(lit.) to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom)
2(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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