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血雨腥风 — “A reign of terror”

血雨腥风 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a reign of terror”. A period of brutal violence and bloodshed; a scene of carnage. Literally, “blood rain and reeking wind”.

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血雨腥风 Pronunciation and Pinyin

血雨腥风 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
血
xuè6blood
雨
yǔ8water falling from clouds
腥
xīng13raw meat or fish smell
风
fēng4wind, air current, custom

Example Sentence with 血雨腥风

武侠小说中,江湖恩怨常常演变成一场血雨腥风
In wuxia novels, disputes in the pugilistic world often escalate into a reign of terror.

Idioms Related to 血雨腥风

Synonyms of 血雨腥风

  • xīng腥fēng风xuè血yǔ雨a reign of terror and bloodshed

Antonyms of 血雨腥风

  • tiān天xià下tài太píng平peace and tranquility everywhere

More idioms starting with 血

  • xuè血zhài债lěi累lěi累stained with numerous bloody deeds
  • xuè血zhài债yào要yòng用xuè血lái来huán还blood debt must be repaid with blood
  • xuè血guāng光zhī之zāi灾bloodshed or violent disaster
  • xuè血huà化wèi为bì碧blood shed for a righteous cause
  • xuè血kǒu口pēn喷rén人maliciously slander with vicious words
  • xuè血xìng性nán男ér儿a man of courage and integrity
  • xuè血zhàn战dào到dǐ底fight to the bitter end
  • xuè血rǎn染shā沙chǎng场Die bravely on the battlefield
  • xuè血qì气zhī之yǒng勇impetuous courage
  • xuè血qì气fāng方gāng刚full of youthful vigor
  • xuè血qì气fāng方zhuàng壮full of youthful vigor
  • xuè血qì气fāng方shèng盛full of youthful vigor

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Questions about 血雨腥风

What does 血雨腥风 mean?

血雨腥风 (xuè yǔ xīng fēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a reign of terror”.

How do you pronounce 血雨腥风?

血雨腥风 is pronounced xuè yǔ xīng fēng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 血雨腥风 literally mean?

Literally, 血雨腥风 means “blood rain and reeking wind”. It is used to mean “a reign of terror”.

What is the Chinese definition of 血雨腥风?

风里夹着腥味,雨点带着鲜血。形容疯狂杀戮的凶险气氛或环境。

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