破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu ㄆㄛˋ ㄈㄨˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄡ po3 fu2 cam4 zau1
- lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
- to burn one's boats
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破
- 打破 dǎ pò ㄉㄚˇ ㄆㄛˋ daa2 po3 to break; to smash
- 破例 pò lì ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄧˋ po3 lai6 to make an exception
- 破坏 破壞 pò huài ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄞˋ po3 waai6 destruction
- 破案 pò àn ㄆㄛˋ ㄢˋ po3 on3 to solve a criminal case
- 破灭 破滅 pò miè ㄆㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ po3 mit6 to be shattered
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- 破烂 破爛 pò làn ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄢˋ po3 laan6 worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged
- 破获 破獲 pò huò ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ po3 wok6 to uncover (a criminal plot)
- 破产 破產 pò chǎn ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄢˇ po3 caan2 to go bankrupt
- 破碎 pò suì ㄆㄛˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ po3 seoi3 to smash to pieces
- 破旧 破舊 pò jiù ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ po3 gau6 shabby
- 破裂 pò liè ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ po3 lit6 to burst; to rupture
- 破解 pò jiě ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ po3 gaai2 to break (a bond, constraint etc)
- 破除 pò chú ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄨˊ po3 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 突破 tū pò ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ dat6 po3 to break through
- 突破口 tū pò kǒu ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ ㄎㄡˇ dat6 po3 hau2 breach
- 侦破 偵破 zhēn pò ㄓㄣ ㄆㄛˋ zing1 po3 to investigate (as detective)
- 刺破 cì pò ㄘˋ ㄆㄛˋ ci3 po3 to puncture
- 划破 劃破 huá pò ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄆㄛˋ waak6 po3 to cut open
- 勘破 kān pò ㄎㄢ ㄆㄛˋ ham3 po3 see 看破
- 勾破 gōu pò ㄍㄡ ㄆㄛˋ ngau1 po3 (of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)
釜
- 大釜 dà fǔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨˇ daai6 fu2 cauldron
- 釜山 Fǔ shān ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄢ fu2 saan1 Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 庆尚南道, South Korea
- 加压釜 加壓釜 jiā yā fǔ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄚ ㄈㄨˇ gaa1 aat3 fu2 pressure chamber
- 釜山市 Fǔ shān shì ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄢ ㄕˋ fu2 saan1 si5 Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 庆尚南道, South Korea
- 釜底抽薪 fǔ dǐ chōu xīn ㄈㄨˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄔㄡ ㄒㄧㄣ fu2 dai2 cau1 san1 to take drastic measures to deal with a situation
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沉
- 沉思 chén sī ㄔㄣˊ ㄙ cam4 si1 to contemplate
- 沉闷 沉悶 chén mèn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄣˋ cam4 mun6 oppressive (of weather)
- 沉浸 chén jìn ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ cam4 zam3 to soak
- 沉淀 沉澱 chén diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ cam4 din6 (chemistry) to settle; to precipitate
- 沉稳 沉穩 chén wěn ㄔㄣˊ ㄨㄣˇ cam4 wan2 steady
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- 沉着 沉著 chén zhuó ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ cam4 zoek6 steady
- 沉迷 chén mí ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄧˊ cam4 mai4 to be engrossed
- 沉重 chén zhòng ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ cam4 zung6 heavy
- 沉默 chén mò ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ cam4 mak6 taciturn
- 消沉 xiāo chén ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄣˊ siu1 cam4 to sink into despondency
- 深沉 shēn chén ㄕㄣ ㄔㄣˊ sam1 cam4 deep
- 沉甸甸 chén diàn diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ cam4 din6 din6 heavy
- 下沉 xià chén ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄣˊ haa6 cam4 to sink down
- 低沉 dī chén ㄉㄧ ㄔㄣˊ dai1 cam4 (of weather) overcast; gloomy
- 击沉 擊沉 jī chén ㄐㄧ ㄔㄣˊ gik1 cam4 to attack and sink (a ship)
- 昏沉 hūn chén ㄏㄨㄣ ㄔㄣˊ fan1 cam4 murky
- 沉溺 沈溺 chén nì ㄔㄣˊ ㄋㄧˋ sam2 nik1 variant of 沉溺
- 沉淀 沈澱 chén diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ sam2 din6 variant of 沉淀
- 沉井 chén jǐng ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ cam4 zeng2 open caisson
- 沉凝 chén níng ㄔㄣˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ cam4 jing4 stagnant
舟
- 龙舟 龍舟 lóng zhōu ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ lung4 zau1 dragon boat
- 刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
- 同舟共济 同舟共濟 tóng zhōu gòng jì ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧˋ tung4 zau1 gung6 zai3 cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests
- 扁舟 piān zhōu ㄆㄧㄢ ㄓㄡ pin1 zau1 (literary) small boat; skiff
- 操舟 cāo zhōu ㄘㄠ ㄓㄡ cou1 zau1 to steer a boat
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- 方舟 fāng zhōu ㄈㄤ ㄓㄡ fong1 zau1 ark
- 泛舟 fàn zhōu ㄈㄢˋ ㄓㄡ faan3 zau1 to go boating
- 神舟 Shén zhōu ㄕㄣˊ ㄓㄡ san4 zau1 Shenzhou (spacecraft)
- 舟山 Zhōu shān ㄓㄡ ㄕㄢ zau1 saan1 see 舟山市
- 舟曲 Zhōu qǔ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄩˇ zau1 kuk1 see 舟曲县
- 舟船 zhōu chuán ㄓㄡ ㄔㄨㄢˊ zau1 syun4 boat
- 荡舟 蕩舟 dàng zhōu ㄉㄤˋ ㄓㄡ dong6 zau1 to row a boat
- 兰舟 蘭舟 lán zhōu ㄌㄢˊ ㄓㄡ laan4 zau1 lit. boat made of lily magnolia wood
- 飞舟 飛舟 fēi zhōu ㄈㄟ ㄓㄡ fei1 zau1 fast boat
- 天舟座 Tiān zhōu zuò ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄡ ㄗㄨㄛˋ tin1 zau1 zo6 Argo (constellation, now divided into Carina 船底座 and Puppis 船尾座)
- 独木舟 獨木舟 dú mù zhōu ㄉㄨˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄓㄡ duk6 muk6 zau1 dugout
- 舟山市 Zhōu shān Shì ㄓㄡ ㄕㄢ ㄕˋ zau1 saan1 si5 Zhoushan, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省
- 舟曲县 舟曲縣 Zhōu qǔ Xiàn ㄓㄡ ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zau1 kuk1 jyun6 Zhouqu, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州, Gansu
- 赛龙舟 賽龍舟 sài lóng zhōu ㄙㄞˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ coi3 lung4 zau1 to race dragon boats
- 吴越同舟 吳越同舟 Wú Yuè tóng zhōu ㄨˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ ng4 jyut6 tung4 zau1 Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals