破罐破摔

Chinese

		to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out	can; jar; pot	to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out	throw on ground; to fall
trad. (破罐破摔)		破	罐	破	摔
simp. ^#(破罐破摔)		破	罐	破	摔
Literally: “to smash a cracked pot”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pò guàn pò shuāi

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄞ
Cantonese (Jyutping): po³ gun³ po³ seot¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: pò guàn pò shuāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄞ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: poh guann poh shuai
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pò guàn pò shuai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰwɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kwän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰwɔ⁵¹ ʂwaɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: po³ gun³ po³ seot¹
  - Yale: po gun po sēut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: po³ gun³ po³ soet⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: po³ gun³ po³ sêd¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔː³³ kuːn³³ pʰɔː³³ sɵt̚⁵/

Idiom

破罐破摔

to allow things to worsen even if you know there are faults or mistakes

Synonyms

破罐子破摔 (pò guànzi pò shuāi)

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