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腥風血雨
简 腥风血雨 · 繁 腥風血雨Mandarin · pinyin xīng fēng xuè yǔ
Meanings
- (lit.) foul wind and bloody rain (idiom)
- (fig.) reign of terror; carnage
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1–1–4–3 · xing1 feng1 xue4 yu3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
seng1 fung1 hyut3 jyu5
Cantonese word readings for 腥風血雨. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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seng1 fung1 hyut3 jyu5
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phrase
- (figuratively) brutal bloodshed or carnage
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