破罐破摔

Traditional form:

破罐破摔

Pinyin (reading):

pòguàn-pòshuāi

Definitions:

• lit. to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom)
• fig. to give up altogether after a setback; to throw one's hands up in frustration and let it all go to hell

Characters:

• 破 - to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy
• 罐 - jar, jug, pitcher, pot
• 破 - to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy
• 摔 - to fall, to stumble, to trip

Traditional characters:

• 破 - to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy
• 罐 - jar, jug, pitcher, pot
• 破 - to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy
• 摔 - to fall, to stumble, to trip