剮 guǎ

cut, cut flesh from bones

DEFINITIONS

  • cut, cut flesh from bones
  • cut off the flesh as punishment

WORDS

千刀萬剮 qiān dāo wàn guǎ to make mincemeat of sb; to hack sb to pieces (used while cursing)
捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬 shě de yī shēn guǎ ， gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb); to a fearless person, no fence is high enough
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