千刀万剐 in English qian1 dao1 wan4 gua3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to make mincemeat of somebody
  • to hack somebody to pieces (used while cursing)

Simplified Characters

千 刀 万 剐

Traditional Characters

千 刀 萬 剮

Pinyin

qian1 dao1 wan4 gua3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

千qian1thousand 刀dao1surname Dao 万wan4see 万俟[Mo4 qi2] 剐gua3cut off the flesh as punishment