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血光之災

简血光之灾 · 繁血光之災

Mandarin · pinyin xuè guāng zhī zāi

(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: Look up this written character
灾: zāi · calamity, disaster, catastrophe

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4–1–1–1 · xue4 guang1 zhi1 zai1

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(idiomatic) bloody disaster; tragedy involving bloodshed or death

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