尸横遍野 shī héng biàn yě — corpses strewn across the field; a battlefield littered with the dead

尸横遍野
shī héng biàn yě

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Definitions

  1. corpses strewn across the field; a battlefield littered with the dead

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. (idiom) corpses are strewn across the field (typically after a battle)

ExtDict

  1. 尸体到处横着。形容死者极多。

Examples

  • 古战场遗址上，曾是尸横遍野。

    On this old battlefield, corpses once lay strewn across the field.

  • 战乱之后，平原上尸横遍野。

    After the war, the plain was littered with the dead.