尸横遍野 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• corpses are strewn across the field (typically after a battle)

Character by character

• 尸shībody, corpse
• 横hénghorizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh
• 遍biàneverywhere, all over, throughout
• 野yěfield, open country; wilderness

Idioms sharing a character

• 五马分尸 wǔ mǎ fēn shī
• 借尸还魂 jiè shī huán hún
• 尸位素餐 shī wèi sù cān
• 尸山血海 shī shān xuè hǎi
• 掘墓鞭尸 jué mù biān shī
• 碎尸万段 suì shī wàn duàn
• 行尸走肉 xíng shī zǒu ròu
• 马革裹尸 mǎ gé guǒ shī
• 妙趣横生 miào qù héng shēng
• 枝节横生 zhī jié héng shēng

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