伤痕累累

shāng-hén-lěi-lěi

literal meaning: scars and wounds piled in heaps
translated: having been hurt countless times

伤痕

shānghén

wound, bruise

累累

lěilěi

continuous, accumulated

shāng

wound, injury

hén

trace, mark

lěi

repeated

lěi

repeated

Examples

庄心妍 - 走着走着就散了

Zhuang Xin Yan - Zou Zhe Zou Zhe Jiu San Le

伤痕累累才懂认真我就输了

Shānghén-lěilěi cái dǒng rènzhēn wǒ jiù shūle

Only after being repeatedly hurt and scarred do I truly understand that I have lost

In this lyric, the singer uses the idiom to describe emotional pain. After having her feelings hurt countless times, she sheds her naiveté and becomes deeply cynical.