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破釜沉舟

chén zhōu

Meanings

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chén zhōu
  1. 1.lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
  2. 2.to burn one's boats

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Wiktionary

  1. 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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