guǎ​xíng

death by a thousand cuts

Senses

剐刑/ 剮刑 guǎ​xíng death by a thousand cuts

An ancient form of execution in which the victim was slowly killed by cutting the body into many pieces; also known as 凌迟 líng​chí or 陵迟 líng​chí.

References

same_as 剐刑/剮刑 凌迟/凌遲
same_as 剐刑/剮刑 陵迟/陵遲
same_as 陵迟/陵遲 剐刑/剮刑
variant 凌迟/凌遲 剐刑/剮刑