橫屍遍野

简 横尸遍野 · 繁 橫屍遍野
Mandarin · pinyin héng shī biàn yě

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  1. corpses are strewn across the field (typically after a battle)
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遍
biàn · everywhere, all over, throughout
野
yě · open country, field; wilderness
横
héng · across
尸
shī · corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; Kangxi radical 44
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2–1–4–3 · heng2 shi1 bian4 ye3

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waang4 si1 pin3 je5

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橫屍遍野 · heng2 shi1 bian4 ye3
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Exact source record橫屍遍野 横尸遍野 [heng2 shi1 bian4 ye3] /corpses are strewn across the field (typically after a battle)/