粵

破po3釜fu2沉cam4舟zau1

po3 fu2 cam4 zau1pò fǔ chén zhōu

English

  1. lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
  2. to burn one's boats
  3. to get strongly determined

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻下定決心，果決行事

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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