Helping you learn Chinese for free is our aim. This idiom and proverb series offers phrases with great depth and versatility. Let’s look at 「狗血淋頭」 and how to use it.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「狗血淋頭」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
According to old superstition, pouring dog blood on the head of a demon would make his magic ineffective. Later it is used to describe the act of scolding someone so fiercely that the person being scolded feels like a monster covered in dog blood, speechless and unable to do anything to respond.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gǒu xuè lín tóu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gau2 hyut3 lam4 tau4
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
