千刀万剐 — “A thousand cuts and ten thousand dismemberments”
千刀万剐 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be condemned to suffer a most horrible death, usually for extremely heinous crimes; to be hacked to pieces (figurative for deserving extreme retribution)”. Literally, “a thousand cuts and ten thousand dismemberments”.
千刀万剐 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 千刀万剐 mean?
千刀万剐 (qiān dāo wàn guǎ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be condemned to suffer a most horrible death, usually for extremely heinous crimes; to be hacked to pieces (figurative for deserving extreme retribution)”.
How do you pronounce 千刀万剐?
千刀万剐 is pronounced qiān dāo wàn guǎ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 千刀万剐 literally mean?
Literally, 千刀万剐 means “a thousand cuts and ten thousand dismemberments”. It is used to mean “to be condemned to suffer a most horrible death, usually for extremely heinous crimes; to be hacked to pieces (figurative for deserving extreme retribution)”.
What is the Chinese definition of 千刀万剐?
剐：割肉离骨。一刀一刀将罪犯身上的肉割下处死。形容罪恶重大，死也不能抵罪。