covered all over with wounds and scars
It is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is Chu ā ngy í m ǎ nm ù, which means that what you see in front of you is a scene of disaster. From the northern expedition.
The origin of Idioms
The poem "Northern Expedition" written by Du Fu in Tang Dynasty: "heaven and earth are full of scars. When will worry be over?"
Idiom usage
The city was devastated by the war. There are few relatives. (Li Yu's "kite error · he he he" in Qing Dynasty)
covered all over with wounds and scars
so skillfully imitated as to be indistinguishable from the original - wéi miào wéi xiào
A postscript to the book of songs - dù jiǎn yí biān
the dear one is gone and the chamber remains deserted - rén qù lóu kōng