Character Explorer
Menu
Home
Resources
Words
Tones
Character Info
五
马
分
尸
Word Definition - 五马分尸
wǔ mǎ fēn shī
(idiom) to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical form of capital punishment); (fig.) to tear apart; to utterly destroy; to brutally dismember
Individual Character Details
五
wǔ
马
mǎ, mǎ
分
fēn, fèn
尸
shī, shī