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血雨腥风

血雨腥風
xuèyǔ-xīngfēng
idiom #35,512

Meanings

  1. 1 rain of blood and wind of gore
  2. 2 a scene of savage violence
  3. 3 a reign of terror

Examples

HSK 4
他们经历了十年的血雨腥风。
Tāmen jīnglì le shínián de xuèyǔ-xīngfēng.
They lived through a decade of savage violence.
HSK 7-9
战场上血雨腥风，尸横遍野。
Zhànchǎng shàng xuèyǔ-xīngfēng, shī héng biànyě.
The battlefield ran with blood and gore, corpses strewn everywhere.

Tips

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Strong, literary imagery. Used for massacres, civil wars, reigns of terror - not minor conflicts. Also seen as 腥风血雨.

Stroke Order

血 xuè
雨 yǔ
腥 xīng
风 fēng