血肉橫飛

简 血肉横飞 · 繁 血肉橫飛
Mandarin · pinyin xuè ròu héng fēi

Meanings

  1. (idiom) flesh and blood flying in all directions; carnage
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血
xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
肉
ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
橫
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飛
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横
héng · across
飞
fēi · fly; go quickly; dart; high
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4–4–2–1 · xue4 rou4 heng2 fei1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hyut3 juk6 waang4 fei1

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hyut3 juk6 waang4 fei1

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  1. (idiomatic) blood and flesh flying in all directions; bodies blown to pieces

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