punishment by hacking process(qiān dāo wàn guǎ)

punishment by hacking process

A thousand cuts, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi ā nd ā ow à NGU ǎ, which means to cut off the flesh of a criminal and put him to death with one knife at a time. It is used to describe a serious crime and death can not be atoned for. It's from the basin ghost.

Notes on Idioms

Cut: cut flesh and bone.

The origin of Idioms

In Yuan Dynasty, the fourth fold of "basin ghost" written by Wu Mingshi: "today, I will escort him to the city Cao, cut him into thousands of knives, and put him to death in a hurry."

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate, object and attribute. It has a derogatory meaning and is often used as curse. Xiao Wang was about to buy shoes, but his wallet was stolen. He was so angry that he scolded him: "this thief who has been cut to pieces can't die easily." Who dares to have two hearts again, I will take it to Yuanmen and listen to marshal's thousand cuts. (Kong Shangren's Peach Blossom Fan oath in Qing Dynasty)

Chinese PinYin : qiān dāo wàn guǎ