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dismemberment by five horses (an ancient capital punishment)―tear/break something into pieces; tear a body limb from limb by five horses -- a form of death sentence in ancient times

wǔ mǎ fēn shī

五 马 分 尸

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derogdismemberment by five horses (an ancient capital punishment)―tear/break something into pieces; tear a body limb from limb by five horses -- a form of death sentence in ancient times
- rú guǒ wǒ men shū diào zhàn zhēng tā men jiù huì bèi wǔ mǎ fēn shī
  如果我们输掉战争，他们就会被五马分尸。
  Had we lost the war, they would have been quartered.
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qiān dāo wàn guǎ千刀万剐

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