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千刀万剐

qiān dāo wàn guǎdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to hack (sb) to pieces (punishment in former times)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

千刀萬剮 千刀万剐 [qian1 dao1 wan4 gua3] /(idiom) to hack (sb) to pieces (punishment in former times)/

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Other forms in these source records: 千刀萬剮

  • 千
    qiān

    thousand / used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiū qiān]

  • 刀
    dāo

    knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass (CL:把[bǎ]) / (slang) (loanword) dollar / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs / (Internet slang) to bargain / to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces) / (Internet slang) to knife (sb) (often used hyperbolically, as in 想刀他[xiǎng dāo tā] "I could kill him!")

    Dāo

    surname Dao

  • 万
    mò

    used in 万俟[Mò qí]

    wàn

    ten thousand / a great number

    Wàn

    surname Wan

  • 剐
    guǎ

    cut off the flesh as punishment

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.