血雨腥风 (xiě) — scene of carnage, bloodbath; reign of terror (especially in PRC political discourse)
Definition
An idiom for a 'reign of terror' — violent chaos with bloodshed. Used in both literal war scenes and (especially in PRC discourse) to denounce political persecution.
idiom
scene of carnagebloodbathreign of terror (especially in PRC political discourse)
Examples
- 血雨腥风。Nà chǎng zhàn zhēng ràng zhěng gè chéng shì xiàn rù le yí piàn xiě zhī zhōng.That war plunged the entire city into a scene of carnage.
- 血雨腥风。Lì shǐ shū shàng jì zǎi le nà ge nián dài de xiě tǒng zhì.History books record the reign of terror of that era.
- 血雨腥风，。Tā huí yì qǐ nà duàn xiě de rì zi, réng rán xīn yǒu yú jì.He still shudders when recalling those days of blood and terror.
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