喋血

喋血

1. to slaughter; to massacre; to cause indiscriminate and violent death

   • 魏豹、彭越雖故賤，然已席卷千里，南面稱孤，喋血乘勝，日有聞矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     魏豹、彭越虽故贱，然已席卷千里，南面称孤，喋血乘胜，日有闻矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Wèi Bào, Péng Yuè suī gù jiàn, rán yǐ xíjuǎn qiānlǐ, nánmiàn chēnggū, diéxuè chéngshèng, rì yǒu wén yǐ. [Pinyin]

     Wei Bao and Peng Yue used to be lowly at first. Nevertheless, at a time they conquered large territories, called themselves kings, left a trail of blood behind them, pressed forward in victory, and increased their clout day by day.

   • 邑曰：「百萬之師，所過當滅。今屠此城，喋血而進，前歌後舞，顧不快邪！」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     邑曰：“百万之师，所过当灭。今屠此城，喋血而进，前歌后舞，顾不快邪！” [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

     Yì yuē: “Bǎiwàn zhīshī, suǒguò dāngmiè. Jīn tú cǐchéng, diéxuè érjìn, qiángē hòuwǔ, gù bù kuài yé!” [Pinyin]

     Wang Yi said, "Wherever our force of a million strong passes, not a single opponent shall survive. Now let us massacre everyone defending that town and trample in their blood; let us then advance, our columns singing and dancing, and look back — wouldn't that be a supremely gratifying sight!"

喋血

1. (literary) bloodbath; carnage