








流血漂杵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Blood flows in such torrents that it could float pestles”. Describing a scene of an extremely bloody and devastating battle or massacre, with immense casualties. Literally, “Blood flows, able to float pestles”.

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Open the tool →流血漂杵 (liú xuè piāo chǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Blood flows in such torrents that it could float pestles”.
流血漂杵 is pronounced liú xuè piāo chǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 流血漂杵 means “Blood flows, able to float pestles”. It is used to mean “Blood flows in such torrents that it could float pestles”.
杵:捶衣棒。血流成河,可以漂浮盾牌。形容死伤惨重