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屍山血海

简尸山血海 · 繁屍山血海

Mandarin · pinyin shī shān xuè hǎi

(lit.) mountains of corpses and oceans of blood (idiom)
(fig.) a scene of wholesale slaughter

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山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
血: xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
尸: shī · corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; Kangxi radical 44

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1–1–4–3 · shi1 shan1 xue4 hai3

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(idiomatic) scene of great carnage

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