从古代这个著名战例流传下来的成语，直到今天还经常使用。要干成一件大事，往往要有破釜沉舟的决心。

The idiom of "breaking the kettle and sinking the boat" has been passed down from this famous example of war in ancient times, and is still frequently used today. In order to achieve something great, one often has to have the determination to break the cauldrons and sink the boats.