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掘墓鞭尸
jué​mù​biān​shī

to flog a corpse

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 掘 jué verbnoun
    to dig
    to dig, excavate, or hollow out
  2. 墓 mù noun
    grave
    grave; tomb; mausoleum; a place where the dead are buried
  3. 鞭尸 鞭屍 biān​shī
    to whip a corpse
    to whip the body of a dead enemy to vent one's hatred; based on the historical story of 伍子胥 wǔ​zǐ​xū seeking revenge
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