穿耳之痛
[chuān ĕr zhī tòng]
Literally pain through pierced ears, this implies an intense suffering akin to having sharp stabbing sensation in your ears - describing emotional anguish so severe it feels like physical torture. Could refer either to literal piercing trauma experienced medically/or metaphoric ache relating very intensely distressful auditory events (like harsh criticism) heard leading to profound psychological hurt