Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「千刀萬剮」, explained here.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「千刀萬剮」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Cut: cut the flesh from the bones. The criminals were executed by cutting off their flesh piece by piece. It means that the sin is so serious that even death cannot atone for it.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qiān dāo wàn guǎ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chin1 dou1 maan6 gwa2
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
