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破罐破摔

pò guàn pò shuāi

4-character word

What 破罐破摔 means

  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

The characters in 破罐破摔

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