砸锅卖铁 zá guō mài tiě

to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 56225th word

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
锅 guō HSK 5
pot; pan; boiler
卖 mài HSK 2
to sell; to show off or flaunt; to betray
铁 tiě HSK 3
iron (metal); hard; strong