五马分尸

Traditional: 五馬分屍
wǔ mǎ fēn shī
Dictionary entry
(idiom) to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical form of capital punishment); (fig.) to tear apart; to utterly destroy; to brutally dismember

What does 五马分尸 mean?

五马分尸 (wǔ mǎ fēn shī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical form of capital punishment); (fig.) to tear apart; to utterly destroy; to brutally dismember

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五马分尸
wǔ mǎ fēn shī
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