砸鍋賣鐵 zá guō mài tiě

to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
砸 zá HSK 6
to smash; to pound; to fail
鍋 guō
pot; pan; boiler
賣 mài
to sell; to show off or flaunt; to betray
鐵 tiě
iron (metal); hard; strong