破釜沉舟
Meanings
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- 1.lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
- 2.to burn one's boats
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Wiktionary
- 1.to burn one's boats; to cross the Rubicon; to reach the point of no return
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Etymology
In reference to an incident which occurred during the Battle of Julu
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Components
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