猿鹤虫沙

Explanation: Old metaphor of soldiers killed in action. Also refers to people who died in war. 　　Usage: Joint type; as object; analogy of soldiers killed in action 　　Source: "Tai Ping Yu Lan" Volume nine hundred sixty-one cited "Bao Pu" Week Muwang Nan Zheng, one of the military to do, a gentleman to ape the crane, the villain for the insects as the sand. "Don Han Yu" Go South to send District Hong poem "Mu Xi Nan Zheng military does not return, Crane V ape like insects flying sand." 　　Examples: Liu Fu "Guichou heard of being assigned the Civil War": "Do too Geku too gratuitous, ~ Magic in every possible way." Thesaurus:  Crane worm ape