尸横遍野 — “A scene of widespread death”
尸横遍野 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a scene of widespread death”. Bodies strewn across the landscape. Literally, “corpses lie horizontally across the fields”.
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尸横遍野 Pronunciation and Pinyin
尸横遍野 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 尸横遍野
那场突如其来的猛烈风暴过后，森林深处一片狼藉，一些小动物的尸体更是尸横遍野，令人痛心。
After that sudden fierce storm, the deep forest was a mess, and the corpses of some small animals lay strewn across the fields, a heartbreaking sight.
Idioms Related to 尸横遍野
Synonyms of 尸横遍野
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shān山xuè血hǎi海immense slaughter and bloodshed
- 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 尸横遍野 mean?
尸横遍野 (shī héng biàn yě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a scene of widespread death”.
How do you pronounce 尸横遍野?
尸横遍野 is pronounced shī héng biàn yě in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 尸横遍野 literally mean?
Literally, 尸横遍野 means “corpses lie horizontally across the fields”. It is used to mean “a scene of widespread death”.
What is the Chinese definition of 尸横遍野?
尸体到处横着。形容死者极多。