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血肉模糊

Mandarin · pinyin xuè ròu mó hu

(idiom) badly mangled or mutilated; gruesome

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血: xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
肉: ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
模: mó · model, standard, pattern; copy
糊: hú · paste, stick on with paste

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4–4–2–5 · xue4 rou4 mo2 hu5

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hyut3 juk6 mou4 wu2

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(idiomatic) to be badly mangled or mutilated beyond recognition

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