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血雨腥風

简血雨腥风 · 繁血雨腥風

Mandarin · pinyin xuè yǔ xīng fēng

see 腥風血雨 xīng fēng xuè yǔ

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血: xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
雨: yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
腥: xīng · raw meat; rank, strong-smelling
風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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4–3–1–1 · xue4 yu3 xing1 feng1

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(figuratively) brutal bloodshed or carnage

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