腥风血雨 xīng fēng xuè yǔ

fig. reign of terror; carnage

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 91640th word

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. reign of terror
  2. 2. carnage
  3. 3. lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
腥 xīng HSK 6
fishy (smell)
风 fēng HSK 3
wind; style; manner
血 xuè HSK 5
blood; colloquial pr. xiě
雨 yǔ HSK 1
rain; to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall