横尸遍野

Traditional: 橫屍遍野

héng shī biàn yě

Dictionary entry

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

What does 横尸遍野 mean?

横尸遍野 (héng shī biàn yě) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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

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横尸遍野

héng shī biàn yě

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