腥风血雨

xīngfēngxuèyǔ

a foul wind and a rain of blood—reign of terror

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lit. foul wind and bloody rain; fig. reign of terror; carnage

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腥风血雨

xīng fēng xuè yǔ

a foul wind and a rain of blood -- (reactionary) reign of terror; winds carrying an offensive smell of blood; sanguinary slaughter; great blood-shed

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腥風血雨|腥风血雨 [xīng fēng xuè yǔ] ► lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom) ► fig. reign of terror ► carnage