斧鉞湯鑊 fǔ yuè tāng huò

DEFINITIONS

  1. battle-ax and boiling cauldron (idiom); facing torture and execution

CHARACTERS

斧 fǔ axe, hatchet; chop, hew
鉞 yuè broad-axe, a battle axe, halberd
湯 tāng hot water; soup, gravy, broth
鑊 huò cauldron, large iron pot; a wok