血淋淋
xuè lín lín
Pinyin
Definition
血淋淋
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- dripping with blood
- bloody (tragedy)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一针见血
- 1 lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)
- 2 fig. to hit the nail on the head
兵不血刃
- 1 lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory
吃人血馒头
- 1 to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)
含血喷人
- 1 to make false accusations against sb (idiom)
呕心沥血
- 1 lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom)
- 2 to work one's heart out
- 3 blood, sweat and tears
Sample Sentences
怎么没有?这个血淋淋的行业现在要把我的口袋掏空了,我抱怨几句还不行吗?
What did they ever do to me? This blood-soaked industry is picking my pockets. What's wrong with complaining a bit?