血流漂杵
xuè​liú​piāo​chǔ

rivers of blood

  • created sense approved 血流漂杵 · xuè​liú​piāo​chǔ · rivers of blood — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    血流漂杵

    xuè​liú​piāo​chǔ

    rivers of blood

    (idiom) a scene of horrific slaughter or a bloody battle; literally describes blood flowing so heavily that it can float a wooden pestle

    xiě​liú​piāo​chǔ

    血 (literal) → 血 · xuè · blood 流 (literal) → 流 · liú · to flow 漂 (literal) → 漂 · piāo · to float 杵 (literal) → 杵 · chǔ · pestle

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