破釜

Pòfǔ
  1. (historical) (～塘) Pofu (a lake in Jiangsu, China), a former name of Hongze Lake under the Zhou and Qin.
  2. (～塘) Pofu (a lake in Jiangsu, China), a former name of Hongze Lake under the Zhou and Qin.

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 破 pò
  1. broken
  2. damaged
  3. worn out
  4. lousy
  5. rotten
  6. to break, split or cleave
  7. to get rid of
  8. to destroy
  9. to break with
  10. to defeat
  11. to capture (a city etc)
  12. to expose the truth of
2 釜 fǔ
  1. kettle
  2. cauldron

Containing this entry

破釜沉舟 pòfǔchénzhōu
  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