dismemberment, as a person's head and limbs are attached to five horses and being tore off
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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.
近義詞
車裂
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
to sentence someone capital punishment; to execute
phrase, historical, idiomatic
to dismember a body by having five horses pull the limbs and head
phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
to split something up into small fragments