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鮮血淋漓

简鲜血淋漓 · 繁鮮血淋漓

Mandarin · pinyin xiān xuè lín lí

(idiom) drenched with blood; dripping with blood

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血: xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
淋: lín · drip, soak, drench; perfectly
漓: lí · river in Guangxi province; water dripping
鲜: xiān · fresh; delicious; attractive

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1–4–2–2 · xian1 xue4 lin2 li2

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(idiomatic) to be dripping with blood; to have blood streaming down

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