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Jyutping ng5 maa5 fan1 si1
Pinyin wǔ mǎ fēn shī

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. dismemberment, as a person's head and limbs are attached to five horses and being tore off
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    古代​酷刑​嘅​一​種​,​將​受刑者​嘅​頭​同​四肢​分別​綁​喺​五架​馬車​上面​,​當​啲​馬​向前​行​嘅​時​候​,​就​會​撕裂​受刑者​嘅​身​體
    Dismemberment by horses
    • 五馬分屍係古代中國執行死刑嘅一種方法。
      五马分尸系古代中国执行死刑嘅一种方法。
      ng5 maa5 fan1 si1 hai6 gu2 doi6 zung1 gwok3 zap1 hang4 sei2 jing4 ge3 jat1 zung2 fong1 faat3
      Dismemberment was a method of capital punishment in ancient China.
  2. 近義詞
    車裂
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    to sentence someone capital punishment; to execute
  2. phrase, historical, idiomatic
    to dismember a body by having five horses pull the limbs and head
  3. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    to split something up into small fragments
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    五马分尸系古代中国执行死刑嘅一种方法。
    五馬分屍係古代中國執行死刑嘅一種方法。
    ng5 maa5 fan1 si1 hai6 gu2 doi6 zung1 gwok3 zap1 hang4 sei2 jing4 ge3 jat1 zung2 fong1 faat3
    • Dismemberment was a method of capital punishment in ancient China.