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破碗破摔

Mandarin · pinyin pò wǎn pò shuāi

lit. to smash a cracked pot; fig. to treat oneself as hopeless and act crazily

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破: pò · break, ruin, destroy; rout
碗: wǎn · bowl, small dish
摔: shuāi · fall to the ground; stumble, trip

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4–3–4–1 · po4 wan3 po4 shuai1

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po3 wun2 po3 seot1

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