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smash a pot to pieces just because it's cracked—write oneself off as hopeless and act recklessly; write off one's situation as hopeless and act irresponsibly

pò guàn pò shuāi

破 罐 破 摔

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derogsmash a pot to pieces just because it's cracked—write oneself off as hopeless and act recklessly; write off one's situation as hopeless and act irresponsibly
- wǒ zhù yì dào tā zài pò guàn pò shuāi dàn méi xiǎng dào tā zhè me yā yì
  我注意到他在破罐破摔，但没想到他这么压抑。
  I've noticed that he's been letting things slide, but I didn't realize he was so depressed.
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zì bào zì qì自暴自弃 zì gān duò luò自甘堕落

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