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血肉横飞 — “Blood and flesh flying horizontally”

血肉横飞 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a gruesome scene where bodies are dismembered and blood and flesh are scattered everywhere, often due to an explosion or intense violence; carnage”. Literally, “blood and flesh flying horizontally”.

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血肉横飞 Pronunciation and Pinyin

血肉横飞 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
血
xuè6blood
肉
ròu6flesh, meat, or pulp
横
héng15horizontal, sideways, across
飞
fēi3to fly rapidly

Example Sentence with 血肉横飞

那场突如其来的事故造成了巨大的破坏,现场一片狼藉,令人不忍直视,简直是血肉横飞的惨状。
The sudden accident caused immense devastation; the scene was a horrific mess, unbearable to look at, a true spectacle of flying flesh and blood.

Idioms Related to 血肉横飞

Synonyms of 血肉横飞

  • shī尸héng横biàn遍yě野bodies strewn across the landscape

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 血肉横飞

What does 血肉横飞 mean?

血肉横飞 (xuè ròu héng fēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a gruesome scene where bodies are dismembered and blood and flesh are scattered everywhere, often due to an explosion or intense violence; carnage”.

How do you pronounce 血肉横飞?

血肉横飞 is pronounced xuè ròu héng fēi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 血肉横飞 literally mean?

Literally, 血肉横飞 means “blood and flesh flying horizontally”. It is used to mean “to describe a gruesome scene where bodies are dismembered and blood and flesh are scattered everywhere, often due to an explosion or intense violence; carnage”.

What is the Chinese definition of 血肉横飞?

形容发生爆炸等灾祸时,死伤者血肉四溅的惨状。

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