砸锅卖铁 — “To sacrifice everything one has”
砸锅卖铁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sacrifice everything one has”. Even the most basic necessities, usually due to extreme need or great determination. Literally, “smash pots and sell iron”.
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砸锅卖铁 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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为了供孩子上大学，他决定砸锅卖铁也要凑齐学费。
To send his child to university, he decided to sacrifice everything he had, even his most basic possessions, to gather the tuition fees.
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What does 砸锅卖铁 mean?
砸锅卖铁 (zá guō mài tiě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sacrifice everything one has”.
How do you pronounce 砸锅卖铁?
砸锅卖铁 is pronounced zá guō mài tiě in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 砸锅卖铁 literally mean?
Literally, 砸锅卖铁 means “smash pots and sell iron”. It is used to mean “to sacrifice everything one has”.
What is the Chinese definition of 砸锅卖铁?
砸了锅去卖废铁。表示穷极无聊，不留后路。也比喻把所的都拿出来了。