(idiom) corpses are strewn across the field (typically after a battle)
trad. 屍橫遍野
Also written 屍橫遍野【shī héng biàn yě】
Characters in this word
4尸
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(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies), (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution), variant of 屍|尸[shi1]
- Pinyin
- shī
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 11143 of 2500
横
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horizontal, across, crosswise, horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters), to place (sth) flat (on a surface), to cross (a river, etc), in a jumble, chaotic, (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable, violent
- Pinyin
- héng
- Traditional
- 橫
- Strokes
- 15
- Frequency
- 25254 of 2500
遍
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variant of 遍[bian4]
- Pinyin
- biàn
- Traditional
- 徧
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 8146 of 2500
野
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old variant of 野[ye3]
- Pinyin
- yě
- Traditional
- 埜
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 9211 of 2500