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放手一搏

Mandarin · pinyin fàng shǒu yī bó

to put one's all into the fight

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放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
手: shǒu · hand
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
搏: bó · seize; spring upon; strike

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4–3–1–2 · fang4 shou3 yi1 bo2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fong3 sau2 jat1 bok3

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(idiomatic) to cast aside one's misgivings, concerns, etc. and give it one's all (as a final attempt); to go all out; to take the plunge

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