[破釜沉舟, pò fǔ chén zhōu, ㄆㄛˋ ㄈㄨˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄡ]lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (成语 saw); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat; to burn one's boats#46417[Add to Longdo]
[炼丹八卦炉 / 煉丹八卦爐, liàn dān bā guà lú, ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄢ ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄨˊ]eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality; symbol of the alchemist's art; Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble[Add to Longdo]