xuè liú piāo chǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood / blood bath
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Original source entry:

血流漂杵 血流漂杵 [xue4 liu2 piao1 chu3] /enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood/blood bath/

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血流漂杵
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