刀鋸斧鉞 dāo jù fǔ yuè

torture and death; cruel punishment

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution

Characters

Character Meaning
刀 dāo HSK 4
knife; blade; classifier for knife cuts or stabs
鋸 jù
a saw; to cut with a saw; variant of 鋦jū
斧 fǔ
hatchet
鉞 yuè
battle-ax