- 血雨腥风 xuèyǔxīngfēng reign of terrorLiterally "wind of stinking fish and rain of blood"; describes a scene of carnage or a period of brutal killing and political terror.
- 腥风血雨 xīngfēngxuèyǔ carnageliterally "foul wind and bloody rain"; describes a scene of brutal slaughter or a reign of terror, typically during a war or under a dark, oppressive regime