Having one's emotional composure or defenses genuinely broken by something — getting deeply, visibly affected or triggered — borrowed from a gaming term for breaking through an opponent's defense/armor and repurposed for real emotional impact.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"That last scene of the movie completely pofang'd me, I was not ready."
LORE & ORIGIN
Originated as gaming terminology (破防, literally "breaking defense") describing a hit that pierces an opponent's armor or guard in games, then migrated into general Chinese internet slang to describe a moment that genuinely breaks someone's emotional composure.
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