劊子手 [刽－－]

Jyutping kui2 zi2 sau2
Pinyin kuài zi shǒu

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, historical
    executioner; headsman
  2. noun, figuratively
    butcher; slaughterer; indiscriminate murderer

劊子手 [刽－－]

Jyutping kui2 zi2 sau2
Pinyin guì zi shǒu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. executioner
  2. headsman
  3. slaughterer
  4. fig. indiscriminate murderer
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    執行​死刑​，​處決​犯人​嘅​人​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    executioner; someone whose job is to execute criminals
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    以前嘅刽子手负责斩首之外，亦都会腰斩犯人。
    以前嘅劊子手負責斬首之外，亦都會腰斬犯人。
    ji5 cin4 ge3 kui2 zi2 sau2 fu6 zaak3 zaam2 sau2 zi1 ngoi6, jik6 dou1 wui5 jiu1 zaam2 faan6 jan4.
    • Apart from beheading, executioners were also in charge of cutting prisoners at their waists.