尸山血海

Traditional: 屍山血海

shī shān xuè hǎi

Dictionary entry

(lit.) mountains of corpses and oceans of blood (idiom)

What does 尸山血海 mean?

尸山血海 (shī shān xuè hǎi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) mountains of corpses and oceans of blood (idiom)

2(fig.) a scene of wholesale slaughter

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尸shī(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies) · (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution)山Shānsurname Shan 血xiěsee 血[xue4]海Hǎisurname Hai

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尸山血海

shī shān xuè hǎi

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