DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT
血流漂杵
Mandarin · pinyin xuè liú piāo chǔ
Meanings
- enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood
- blood bath
Characters in this entry
Explore the spelling
Mandarin tones
4–2–1–3 · xue4 liu2 piao1 chu3
Compare attested words with these syllables ↗Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.
Connected dictionary
4character links
Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
hyut3 lau4 piu1 cyu2
Cantonese word readings for 血流漂杵. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack
hyut3 lau4 piu1 cyu2
Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.
Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
phrase
- (idiomatic) rivers of blood (on the battlefield); blood bath
Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history
Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack