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破碗破摔 — Chinese Idiom

破碗破摔 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act recklessly or give up entirely after experiencing an initial setback or failure, often making things worse”.

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破碗破摔 Pronunciation and Pinyin

破碗破摔 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
破
pò10break, destroy, or defeat
碗
wǎn13a bowl
破
pò10break, destroy, or defeat
摔
shuāi14throw or fall down forcefully

Example Sentence with 破碗破摔

虽然这次考试没考好,但也不能因此就破碗破摔,放弃学习啊
Although he didn't do well in this exam, he shouldn't just give up entirely and abandon his studies.

Idioms Related to 破碗破摔

Synonyms of 破碗破摔

  • pò破guàn罐zi子pò破shuāi摔give up on something already broken

More idioms starting with 破

  • pò破yè业shī失chǎn产lose family fortune and property
  • pò破chǎn产dàng荡yè业go bankrupt and lose everything
  • pò破jūn军shā杀jiāng将Shatter the army and slay the general
  • pò破luǎn卵qīng倾cháo巢destroy completely and ruthlessly
  • pò破kǒu口dà大mà骂curse someone out loudly
  • pò破kǒu口nù怒mà骂curse loudly and harshly
  • pò破kǒu口tòng痛mà骂to curse someone out
  • pò破guó国wáng亡zōng宗ruined state, extinguished lineage
  • pò破guó国wáng亡jiā家realm broken and family destroyed
  • pò破jiān坚cuī摧gāng刚Break through strong defenses
  • pò破bì壁fēi飞qù去achieve sudden prominence or success
  • pò破ké壳ér而chū出break out of the shell

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What does 破碗破摔 mean?

破碗破摔 (pò wǎn pò shuāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act recklessly or give up entirely after experiencing an initial setback or failure, often making things worse”.

How do you pronounce 破碗破摔?

破碗破摔 is pronounced pò wǎn pò shuāi in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 破碗破摔?

比喻已经弄坏了的事就干脆不顾

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