Gen-Z & Cutesy
破防
pò fáng
In English
it broke me / right in the feels
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Classic · Mainstream, still used dailyliterally: break through defense
What does 破防 mean?
To have your emotional guard shattered — something hits so hard you tear up or lose composure. Can be sad or deeply moved.
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Example
看到这条新闻，我直接破防了。
Kàndào zhè tiáo xīnwén, wǒ zhíjiē pò fáng le.
That news report completely broke me.
What 破防 goes with
瞬间破防shùnjiān pòfánginstantly broke down
破防了pòfáng leit got to me
Where 破防 comes from
A gaming term for breaking an enemy's defense. It migrated to emotions — your psychological defenses getting cracked open.