破碗破摔 pò wǎn pò shuāi

give up on oneself; act recklessly

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to smash a cracked pot; fig. to treat oneself as hopeless and act crazily

Characters

Character Meaning
破 pò HSK 4
broken; to break, split or cleave; damaged
碗 wǎn HSK 3
bowl; cup; variant of 碗wǎn
破 pò HSK 4
broken; to break, split or cleave; damaged
摔 shuāi HSK 5
to fall; to drop and break; to throw down