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剐刑
guǎ​xíng

death by a thousand cuts

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 剐 剮 guǎ
    to dismember
    To cut off the flesh as a form of capital punishment; to cut to pieces; to dismember. Often used in the expression 千刀万剐 qiān​dāo​wàn​guǎ.
  2. 刑 xíng nounverb
    punishment
    (bound form) punishment; penalty; criminal sentence; corporal punishment or torture