砸鍋賣鐵

Chinese

smash; smashed pot; pan; boiler sell iron
trad. (砸鍋賣鐵) 砸 鍋 賣 鐵
simp. (砸锅卖铁) 砸 锅 卖 铁

Pronunciation

Idiom

砸鍋賣鐵

  1. (literal) to smash pots and pans and sell the iron
  2. (figurative) to give away all one has; to spend one's last penny
    我是砸鍋賣鐵，東挪西湊，債才還清。 [MSC, trad.]
    我是砸锅卖铁，东挪西凑，债才还清。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ shì záguōmàitiě, dōngnuóxīcòu, zhài cái huánqīng. [Pinyin]
    I had to sell everything I have and scrape together money from everywhere to pay off my debts.
    地方政府要擼起袖子“砸鍋賣鐵”，許多人立即嗅到地方債務壓力的嚴重性。還有一部分人更關心：要砸誰的鍋，賣誰的鐵？ [MSC, trad.]
    地方政府要撸起袖子“砸锅卖铁”，许多人立即嗅到地方债务压力的严重性。还有一部分人更关心：要砸谁的锅，卖谁的铁？ [MSC, simp.]
    Dìfāng zhèngfǔ yào lū qǐ xiùzǐ “záguōmàitiě”, xǔduō rén lìjí xiù dào dìfāng zhàiwù yālì de yánzhòngxìng. Háiyǒu yībùfēn rén gèng guānxīn: yào zá shéi de guō, mài shéi de tiě? [Pinyin]
    As soon as the local government wanted to roll up their sleeves and "smash pots and pans to sell iron", many people immediately sensed the seriousness of local debt pressure. Also, some people were more eager to know—whose pot should be smashed and whose iron should be sold.
    • 2024 August 30, 察客, “下午察：地方政府“砸鍋賣鐵”來化債？”, in Lianhe Zaobao‎[1]:

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