guì
zi
shǒu

common
noun

Meaning of 刽子手

刽子手 means executioner; headsman; butcher; mass murderer; one who slaughters people. Pronounced guì zi shǒu.

  • executioner; headsman
  • butcher; mass murderer; one who slaughters people

Definitions & Examples

Zài
fēng
jiàn
shí
dài
 
guì
zi
shǒu
shì
bèi
shòu
shì
de
zhí
 

In feudal times, the executioner was a highly discriminated profession.

Xiǎo
shuō
zhōng
 
míng
qiú
fàn
zuì
zhōng
zài
guì
zi
shǒu
de
dāo
xià
 

In the novel, the prisoner finally died under the executioner's blade.

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