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砸锅
zá​guō

to break a pot

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  • 砸锅卖铁 zá​guō​mài​tiě to sacrifice one's all
    to be willing to sacrifice or use up everything one has in order to achieve a goal; literally "smash the cooking pot and sell the iron"