| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | Chinese term or phrase: | 呕心沥血 | | English translation: | blood vomiting | | Entered by: |  Wilman |
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | Chinese term or phrase: 呕心沥血 | 他还老说自己生病那段期间啊，叫做呕心沥血，什么叫呕心，他是真正地呕心沥血。化疗的第二天子尤的反应便极其强烈，呕吐不止、甚至吐血、不能进食，同时还伴随强烈的咳嗽。
I would appreciate any suggestion as to how I can translate this pun. Thanks. |
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| | blood vomiting | Explanation:
blood vomiting is also a pun. Blood vomiting can be interpreted literally as to vomit blood. On the other hand, it can also mean agonising.
See the web reference for an example from BBC news on how blood vomiting is used as a pun.
I do not know about other countries, but in Singapore, "vomit blood" is often used to describe excruciatingly agonising situations be it in English, Chinese, or Chinese dialects. |
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