- 头破血流 tóupòxuèliú badly bruisedto suffer a crushing defeat or a severe setback
- 血流成河 xuèliúchénghé bloodbathrivers of blood; a scene of massive slaughter or carnage
- 血流漂杵 xuèliúpiāochǔ bloodshedan idiom describing extreme carnage or a massacre, literally suggesting so much blood flows that it can float heavy pestles