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血淋淋

Mandarin · pinyin xiě lín lín

bloody; blood-soaked; gory; grisly
cruel; brutal; harsh; grim; bitter

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血: xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
淋: lín · drip, soak, drench; perfectly

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3–2–2 · xie3 lin2 lin2

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hyut3 lam4 lam4

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adj

(ideophonic) dripping with blood; bloody
(ideophonic) cruel; harsh; bitter; brutal

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