血泪 (xuè lèi) — blood and tears; extreme suffering or hardship (often in a historical or personal context)
Definition
A literary compound meaning 'blood and tears' — extreme suffering paid for a cause, used in historical or solemn writing rather than everyday speech. Most often appears in fixed phrases like 血泪史.
noun
blood and tearsextreme suffering or hardship (often in a historical or personal context)
Examples
- 血泪。Zhè bù zuò pǐn jì lù le nà ge shí dài rén mín de xuè lèi shǐ.This work records the history of blood and tears of the people of that era.
- 血泪。Měi yì chǎng shèng lì bèi hòu dōu yǒu wú shù de xuè lèi yǔ xī shēng.Behind every victory there is countless blood, tears, and sacrifice.
- 。Tā men yòng xuè lèi huàn lái jīn tiān de hé píng.They traded blood and tears for today's peace.
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