砸锅卖铁

Traditional form:

砸鍋賣鐵

Pinyin (reading):

záguōmàitiě

Definitions:

• to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)

Characters:

• 砸 - to smash, to pound, to crush, to break
• 锅 - cooking-pot, saucepan
• 卖 - to sell; to betray; to show off
• 铁 - iron; strong, solid, firm

Traditional characters:

• 砸 - to smash, to pound, to crush, to break
• 鍋 - cooking-pot, saucepan
• 賣 - to sell; to betray; to show off
• 鐵 - iron; strong, solid, firm