虫沙猿鹤

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 battle 　　Source: Jin Ge Hong "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." 　　Examples: Mu Xi Nan Zheng army of no return, ~ V seems to fly. (Tang and Han Yu, "free zone poem Hong Go South")