Chinese Idioms-About determination-#001- Canvas Print

The direct translation of this idiom means that he scuttled the ship and broke the cooking pot. This idiom is used to describe a person who bravely faces difficult challenges with the determination to die. If your friend asks you the meaning of these four Chinese words, you can share this idiom story with your friend. You can associate this idiom with your dreams and goals, and let this idiom story inspire your fighting spirit. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 破 - This word means to break 釜 - A pot used for cooking in ancient China. 沉 - It means sinking. 舟 - It means boat …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The modern way of writing and reading Chinese characters is horizontally. The order of writing and reading is from left to right, top to bottom. The traditional way of writing and reading Chinese characters is straight. The order of writing and reading is from right to left, top to bottom. Both methods are widely used at present. The text combination in this product uses the traditional straight reading and writing method. The order of these four words is 1-upper right, 2-lower right, 3-upper left, 4-lower left. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… This idiom comes from a story recorded in a Chinese history book. The general content of this story is as follows. There is a famous hero in Chinese history. His name is Xiang Yu. He only lived for 30 years, and his legendary life has been told by many Chinese people in later generations. There is a story about him in the history books. In 208 AD, the army of the Qin Kingdom attacked the revolutionary army of the Zhao Kingdom. The Qin army surrounded the city (Julu) where the Zhao revolutionary army was stationed. Many revolutionary armies from other kingdoms also came to (Julu) City to help the revolutionary army of the Zhao Kingdom resist the army of the Qin Dynasty. After Xiang Yu arrived with the Chu revolutionary army, he first sent a secret army to attack the Qin army's food transport troops. After leading the main army of the Chu Kingdom across a river near the main army of the Qin Dynasty, he ordered his soldiers to sink the ships and break the cooking pots. He said to the Chu soldiers There is only one way for us to leave this battlefield alive, and that is to defeat the Qin army. The soldiers of the Qin Dynasty are not terrible. We have a strong will and firm confidence. We will definitely defeat the Qin army. His courage inspired all the soldiers of the Chu Kingdom, and the soldiers of the Chu Kingdom were determined to win. Everyone's eyes are shining with passion, and everyone believes that this war can be won. He led the army of the Chu Kingdom and the army of the Qin Dynasty in nine very tragic battles on the plains outside Julu City. A few days later, (Xiang Yu) led this army of only 50,000 men to defeat the 400,000-strong army of the Qin dynasty.