mr. fanglang Posted February 5, 2006 at 09:36 AM Report Posted February 5, 2006 at 09:36 AM how do you say "go for broke" in chinese? Quote
elina Posted February 5, 2006 at 09:50 AM Report Posted February 5, 2006 at 09:50 AM According to 金山词霸： go for broke To commit or expend all of one's available resources toward achievement of a goal: 全力以赴, 竭尽全力以达到某一目的： "Why not go for broke and take on somebody who is quite young and see what he does?" (Roger L. Stevens) “为何不竭尽全力找一个年轻人，看他怎么做？”(罗杰L.史蒂文斯) Quote
peterwelm Posted February 6, 2006 at 01:18 AM Report Posted February 6, 2006 at 01:18 AM 尽力(jin4 li4) is more colloquial. 你已经尽力了。 Quote
randall_flagg Posted February 7, 2006 at 09:37 PM Report Posted February 7, 2006 at 09:37 PM How about: 豁出去 huōchuqu Quote
elina Posted February 8, 2006 at 03:01 AM Report Posted February 8, 2006 at 03:01 AM I think your 豁出去 is good, more 生动的 / dramatic / juicy / picturesque / vivid (not sure which one is more correct in English) than the others, which reminds me of 背水一战 / fight to win or die. You can use that saying, your Chinese must be very natural. Quote
peterwelm Posted February 9, 2006 at 05:38 AM Report Posted February 9, 2006 at 05:38 AM may be even simple: 拼了 pin1 le1 Quote
mr. fanglang Posted February 9, 2006 at 12:27 PM Author Report Posted February 9, 2006 at 12:27 PM yes, i've heard 豁出去 spoken many times by an australian open tennis sports commentator on Star Sports, but 豁 was distinctly pronounced in the 4th tone. Quote
elina Posted February 9, 2006 at 12:52 PM Report Posted February 9, 2006 at 12:52 PM 豁 is 多音字, for example, 豁出 huō chu [gamble; take risks] 拼着; 为获得利益或赚钱拿出[值钱的东西]去冒险 决定豁出船和我们的生命, 朝左边走 豁出去 huō chu qu [be ready to risk everything for] 表示为了达到某一目的而不惜一切 豁达 huò dá [generous; open-minded]∶心胸开阔,性格开朗 潇洒豁达 Quote
Mugi Posted February 22, 2006 at 07:07 AM Report Posted February 22, 2006 at 07:07 AM Also: 拼命(奔跑)(地) pīnmìng bēnpǎo de Quote
Rocyoung Posted February 26, 2006 at 03:40 PM Report Posted February 26, 2006 at 03:40 PM such as: 全力以赴 破釜沉舟（it comes from the same story of 背水一战） 义无反顾 that's all the chinese phrases I can think of right now, hope them come in handy:) Quote
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