guàn
shuāi

idiom

Meaning of 破罐破摔

破罐破摔 means to smash a cracked pot; to be self-destructive. Pronounced pò guàn pò shuāi.

  • to smash a cracked pot; to be self-destructive

Definitions & Examples

kǎo
shì
méi
kǎo
hǎo
 
jiù
kāi
shǐ
guàn
shuāi
 
zhěng
tiān
yóu
 

After failing the exam, he started being self-destructive, playing video games all day.

Gōng
jīng
yíng
chū
xiàn
wèn
 
men
néng
guàn
shuāi
 
yào
xiǎng
bàn
niǔ
zhuǎn
miàn
 

When the company encounters operational problems, we must not just give up; we need to find ways to turn the situation around.

yào
yīn
wèi
shī
liàn
jiù
guàn
shuāi
 
shēng
huó
hái
yǒu
hěn
duō
měi
hǎo
de
néng
 

Don't give up on yourself just because of one breakup; life still holds many beautiful possibilities.

jué
de
méi
wàng
le
 
suǒ
xìng
guàn
shuāi
 
xiē
huài
péng
you
hùn
zài
 

Feeling hopeless, he decided to smash the cracked pot and started hanging out with those bad friends.