血光之災

简 血光之灾 · 繁 血光之災
Mandarin · pinyin xuè guāng zhī zāi

Meanings

  1. (idiom) mortal danger; fatal disaster
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血
xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
光
guāng · light, brilliant, shine; only
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
災
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灾
zāi · calamity, disaster, catastrophe
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4–1–1–1 · xue4 guang1 zhi1 zai1

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  1. (idiomatic) bloody disaster; tragedy involving bloodshed or death

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