Usage of the character 剮
guǎ
剐
[剮]
- cut off the flesh as punishment
qiāndāowànguǎ
千刀万剐
[千刀萬剮]
- to hack (sb) to pieces (punishment in former times)
shědeyīshēnguǎ,gǎnbǎhuángdìlāxiàmǎ
舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马
[捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬]
- one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb)
- to a fearless person, no fence is high enough