Word information
Simplified千刀万剐
Traditional千刀萬剮
Pinyinqiān dāo wàn guǎ
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Chinese word dictionary
千刀万剐
qiān dāo wàn guǎ · (idiom) to hack (sb) to pieces (punishment in former times)
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