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砸锅卖铁

zá guō mài tiě

4-character word Traditional 砸鍋賣鐵

What 砸锅卖铁 means

1. to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)

The characters in 砸锅卖铁

• 砸záto smash; to pound; to fail
• 锅guōpot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing
• 卖màito sell; to betray; to spare no effort
• 铁tiěiron (metal); arms; weapons

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