破罐破摔

po3 gun3 po3 seot1

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

Meanings

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

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