千刀萬剮

千刀万剐
qiāndāowànguǎ
(idiom) to hack (sb) to pieces (punishment in former times)

CEDICT

本指殘酷的凌遲殺戮。《醒世恆言．卷三七．杜子春三入長安》：「激得將軍大怒，遂將韋氏千刀萬剮。」後多用作罵人的話。《清平山堂話本．認錯屍》：「你這破落戶，千刀萬剮的賊！」也作「千刀萬剁」、「萬剮千刀」。

重編國語辭典

原指凌遲的刑罰，今為咒罵人的用語。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 千 qiān thousand
=1 千 qiān used in 鞦韆 qiūqiān
2 刀 dāo
  1. (slang) (loanword) dollar
  2. classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
  3. classifier for knife cuts or stabs
  4. (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces)

classifier: 把
3 萬 wàn
  1. ten thousand
  2. a great number
4 剮 guǎ cut off the flesh as punishment