"deaths" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	Translation	Actions
伤亡傷亡	shāng wáng	v., n.	casualties / injuries and deaths	syn
大跃进大躍進	dà yuè jìn		Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies
九死一生	jiǔ sǐ yī shēng		nine deaths and still alive (idiom) / a narrow escape / new lease of life	syn
万死不辞萬死不辭	wàn sǐ bù cí		ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom) / ready to risk life and limb to help out	syn
报条報條	bào tiáo		report of success from a candidate to the imperial examination (old) / list of deaths
欣弗	xīn fú		brand name of an antibiotic injection blamed for a number of deaths in 2006
出生和死亡的差额			balance of births and deaths
婴幼儿死亡嬰幼兒死亡			infant and child deaths
十室九空	shí shì jiǔ kōng		(idiom) It describes a devastated area where, after mass deaths or flight, nine households out of ten are deserted or destitute.	syn
罪该万死罪該萬死	zuì gāi wàn sǐ		(idiom) Describes an extremely serious crime or fault, figuratively deserving a thousand deaths / it can also be used humbly in an apology.	syn
以泽量尸	yǐ zé liáng shī		(idiom) Corps are so numerous that they could be counted by entire marshes. The expression emphasizes the enormous number of deaths.
伏尸流血	fú shī liú xuè		(idiom) Corps lying on the ground and blood flowing / describes a large number of deaths, especially in war or a massacre.
伏尸百万	fú shī bǎi wàn		(idiom) To describe an enormous number of deaths and casualties, especially after a war or disaster.
尸横遍野，血流成河	shī héng biàn yě，xuè liú chéng hé		(idiom) Corps lie scattered across the land and blood flows in abundance. It describes a very high number of deaths, especially after a war or massacre.
死相枕藉	sǐ xiāng zhěn jí		(idiom) Describes a situation in which the dead are so numerous that they lie piled against one another. It emphasizes the scale of the deaths.
死者相枕	sǐ zhě xiāng zhěn		(idiom) The dead lie piled against one another, as though using each other as pillows. It describes a very large number of deaths, especially in a war or disaster.
罪合万死	zuì hé wàn sǐ		(idiom) To describe a crime of the utmost gravity, supposedly deserving a thousand deaths.
罪应万死	zuì yīng wàn sǐ		(idiom) Describes crimes so grave that the offender would supposedly deserve ten thousand deaths.

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