qiān​dāo​wàn​guǎ

to hack to pieces

  1. qiān numeral
    many
    many; numerous; a large number
  2. dāo measure word
    [cut/stab]
    unit of measurement for the number of times one has been cut or stabbed
  3. wàn nounadjective
    countless
    myriad; multitudinous; a great number
  4. 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.