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尸山血海 — “Mountains of corpses and seas of blood”

尸山血海 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Mountains of corpses and seas of blood”. A scene of immense slaughter and bloodshed. Literally, “Corpse mountain, blood sea”.

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尸山血海 Pronunciation and Pinyin

尸山血海 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
尸
shī3dead body or corpse
山
shān3mountain or hill
血
xuè6blood
海
hǎi10sea, ocean, or vast

Example Sentence with 尸山血海

经过一番激烈的战斗,战场上到处都是尸山血海的惨状。
After an intense battle, the battlefield was a tragic scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Idioms Related to 尸山血海

More idioms starting with 尸

  • shī尸wèi位bìng病mín民hold office without performing duties, harming people
  • shī尸wèi位sù素cān餐hold a post without performing duties
  • shī尸lì利sù素cān餐hold a position without performing duties
  • shī尸jū居yú余qì气barely clinging to life
  • shī尸jū居lóng龙xiàn见still like a corpse, dynamic like a dragon
  • shī尸héng横biàn遍yě野bodies strewn across the landscape
  • shī尸lù禄hài害zhèng政holding a position without performing duties
  • shī尸lù禄sù素shí食draw a salary without performing duties
  • shī尸lù禄sù素cān飡hold a post without discharging duties
  • shī尸lù禄sù素cān餐idle officeholder living off the public purse
  • shī尸gǔ骨wèi未hán寒someone has only just died
  • shī尸jiū鸠zhī之rén仁Impartial benevolence to all

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What does 尸山血海 mean?

尸山血海 (shī shān xuè hǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Mountains of corpses and seas of blood”.

How do you pronounce 尸山血海?

尸山血海 is pronounced shī shān xuè hǎi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 尸山血海 literally mean?

Literally, 尸山血海 means “Corpse mountain, blood sea”. It is used to mean “Mountains of corpses and seas of blood”.

What is the Chinese definition of 尸山血海?

形容杀人之多。

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