bloodbath; carnage; reign of terror
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
wind carrying the stench of blood, rain of blood; describing scenes of cruel massacre or bloodshed
literaryLiterary idiom describing scenes of extreme violence and bloodshed. Also can be expressed as 血雨腥风.
Nà那
chǎng场
zhàn战
zhēng争
shǐ使
de得
zhěng整
gè个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
xīng腥
fēng风
xuè血
yǔ雨
zhī之
zhōng中
。
That war plunged the entire village into a bloodbath.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
miáo描
xiě写
le了
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
xīng腥
fēng风
xuè血
yǔ雨
de的
hēi黑
àn暗
nián年
dài代
。
The novel describes the dark years of bloodshed in the old society.
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Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
nà那
gè个
wáng王
cháo朝
de的
jiàn建
lì立
bàn伴
suí随
zhe着
xīng腥
fēng风
xuè血
yǔ雨
。
The establishment of that dynasty in history was accompanied by bloodshed.