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Here, we present the idiom 「頭破血淋」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

The head was broken and bleeding. Describes the feeling of suffering a severe blow or a crushing defeat.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tóu pò xuè lín

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tau4 po3 hyut3 lam4

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