摆烂

Traditional form:

擺爛

Pinyin (reading):

bǎilàn

Definitions:

• (neologism c. 2014) (slang) to stop striving (esp. when one knows one cannot succeed); to let it all go to hell; (sports) to tank

Characters:

• 摆 - to arrange, to display; pendulum, swing
• 烂 - overcooked, overripe; rotten, spoiled

Traditional characters:

• 擺 - to arrange, to display; pendulum, swing
• 爛 - overcooked, overripe; rotten, spoiled