Drinking blood to break the heart
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ nxu è B ē NGX ī n, meaning blood and tears, heart broken, describes extreme grief. It comes from the memorials to Bingyuan, a collection of navy officers.
The origin of Idioms
Chen Zilong of the Ming Dynasty wrote in memorials to Bingyuan, a collection of navy officers: "when I heard that Shenjing was occupied, the former emperor ascended to ya, and drank blood to destroy his heart, calling for heaven and earth."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or adverbial; used in writing
Chinese PinYin : yǐn xuè bēng xīn
Drinking blood to break the heart
as if urged by gods or demons. shén móu mó dào
Analysis of doubts and correction of fallacies. xī yí kuāng miù