破釜沉舟
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[edit] Mandarin
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[edit] Etymology
Literally: smash the (cooking) pots and sink the boats
- From an incident which occurred during the Battle of Julu
[edit] Idiom
破釜沉舟 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin pòfǔchénzhōu)
- to cross the Rubicon; to reach the point of no return
[edit] References
Battle of Julu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Battle of Julu- "破釜沉舟 (in Mandarin)." Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-07-09.
- (2007) Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin). Hong Kong: Commercial Press. ISBN 9789620702778.
- Wu, Jingrong (ed.) (1985). The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English). Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press. ISBN 0471867969.
- "破釜沉舟 (in Mandarin/English)." Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2008-07-09.
