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血雨腥风

Word · IdiomTraditional血雨腥風

bloody massacre; reign of terror

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

bloody wind and rain; a scene of massacre and carnage

literary

Variant form of 腥风血雨 (xīng fēng xuè yǔ). Used to describe violent massacres, wars, or reigns of terror. Often appears in literary, historical, or journalistic contexts describing brutal periods.

Dāng当
nián年
zhè这
lǐ里
céng曾
jīng经
shì是
xuè血
yǔ雨
xīng腥
fēng风
de的
zhàn战
chǎng场
 。

This place was once a bloody battlefield.

Nà那
gè个
shí时
dài代
zhēn真
shì是
xuè血
yǔ雨
xīng腥
fēng风
 ,
rén人
rén人
zì自
wēi危
 。

That era was truly a reign of terror where everyone felt threatened.

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Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
miáo描
xiě写
le了
yī一
gè个
xuè血
yǔ雨
xīng腥
fēng风
de的
jiāng江
hú湖
shì世
jiè界
 。

This novel depicts a martial arts world filled with bloodshed and carnage.