bloodbath; massacre; bloodshed
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to fight a bloody battle; to massacre; (of blood) to flow everywhere
literaryLiterary term describing extensive bloodshed in battle or violent massacre. Common variants include 蹀血 and 啑血. The character 喋 also has an alternate reading zhá (as in 喋喋不休 or 喋 zhá, see page 1707).
Liǎng两
jūn军
zài在
chéng城
wài外
dié喋
xuè血
sān三
rì日
，
shī尸
héng横
biàn遍
yě野
。
The two armies fought a bloody battle outside the city for three days, leaving corpses strewn everywhere.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
chǎng场
dié喋
xuè血
zhī之
zhàn战
，
shuāng双
fāng方
sǐ死
shāng伤
cǎn惨
zhòng重
。
This was a bloody battle with heavy casualties on both sides.
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Bào暴
jūn君
dié喋
xuè血
gōng宫
tíng廷
，
cuàn篡
duó夺
le了
wáng王
wèi位
。
The tyrant slaughtered his way through the palace and usurped the throne.
Lì历
shǐ史
jì记
zài载
le了
wú无
shù数
cì次
dié喋
xuè血
jiē街
tóu头
de的
bēi悲
jù剧
。
History records countless tragedies of bloodshed in the streets.