4 characters Idiom and proverb 8 446

Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「血淚盈襟」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.

For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「血淚盈襟」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

Blood and tears: tears of grief; full: full. My tears wet my clothes. Describes being extremely sad.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xuè lèi yíng jīn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hyut3 leui6 ying4 kam1

With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.