以血洗血 — “To seek violent revenge for a severe wrong or blood feud”
以血洗血 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seek violent revenge for a severe wrong or blood feud”. To repay a blood debt with blood. Literally, “To wash blood with blood”.
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以血洗血 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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面对失去亲人的痛苦，他发誓要以血洗血，让对方付出代价。
Faced with the pain of losing a loved one, he swore to repay the blood debt with blood, making the other party pay the price.
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What does 以血洗血 mean?
以血洗血 (yǐ xuè xǐ xuè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seek violent revenge for a severe wrong or blood feud”.
How do you pronounce 以血洗血?
以血洗血 is pronounced yǐ xuè xǐ xuè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 以血洗血 literally mean?
Literally, 以血洗血 means “to wash blood with blood”. It is used to mean “to seek violent revenge for a severe wrong or blood feud”.
What is the Chinese definition of 以血洗血?
洗：洗雪。用仇敌的血来洗雪血仇。指杀敌报仇。