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千刀万剐

qiān dāo wàn guǎ

4-character word Traditional 千刀萬剮

What 千刀万剐 means

1. idiomto hack (sb) to pieces (punishment in former times)

The characters in 千刀万剐

• 千qiānthousand
• 刀dāoknife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; (slang; loanword) dollar…
• 万wànten thousand; a great number
• 剐guǎcut off the flesh as punishment

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