破釜沉舟

破
釜
沉
舟
lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat / to burn one's boats

Characters and words in 破釜沉舟

破
pò = p + o4
broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of
破 = 皮 + 石 : Pinocchio is playing with his cow hide in the observatory's bathroom. Unfortunately he accidentally destroys the toilet by hurling a huge rock at the toilet, using the cow hide as sling.
釜
fǔ = fu + Ø3
kettle / cauldron
沉
chén = ch + (e)n2
to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy
沉 = 冗 + 氵 : Charlie Chaplin is experimenting with superfluous liquid helium and a bottle of water just inside the encampment's kitchen. He lets the water flow into the liquid helium, and because the water is frozen instantly, it sinks and submerges.
舟
zho̅u = zh + ou1
boat
舟 = 丹 + ⺀ : Mnemonic symbol: 舟 looks like the tower of a yellow submarine. In front of the outhouse (ou1), James II of England (zh) stands next to his yellow submarine (舟) and asks you: will you swallow the blossom (⺀) and continue your quiet life? Or will you swallow the red pill (丹) and follow him on his adventures in the submarine?

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