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Home / Idiom / 枪林弹雨

a hail (or rain) of bullets

枪林弹雨
qiāng lín dàn yǔ
Idiom
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Examples1 available
That was the only way we could defend ourselves against all this terrible shooting.
那是我们在枪林弹雨中自保的唯一方法。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom) · fig. intense conflict刀光剑影dāo guāng jiàn yǐngcontinuous wars · flames of battle raging everywhere · war-clouds spread everywhere烽火连天fēng huǒ lián tiānlit. veteran of a hundred battles (idiom) · fig. experienced · seasoned身经百战shēn jīng bǎi zhàn
Antonyms
peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc和平共处hé píng gòng chǔ