尸横遍野

Traditional: 屍橫遍野

shī héng biàn yě

Dictionary entry

(idiom) corpses are strewn across the field (typically after a battle)

What does 尸横遍野 mean?

尸横遍野 (shī héng biàn yě) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) corpses are strewn across the field (typically after a battle)

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尸shī(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies) · (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution)横hénghorizontal · across 遍biànvariant of 遍[bian4]野yěold variant of 野[ye3]

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尸横遍野

shī héng biàn yě

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