身首异处 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to be decapitated

Character by character

• 身shēnbody, torso; person; pregnancy
• 首shǒuchief, head, leader
• 异yìdifferent, strange, unusual; foreign; surprising
• 处chùto reside at, to live in; place, locale; departmen

Idioms sharing a character

• 一身是胆 yī shēn shì dǎn
• 以身作则 yǐ shēn zuò zé
• 以身报国 yǐ shēn bào guó
• 以身许国 yǐ shēn xǔ guó
• 以身试法 yǐ shēn shì fǎ
• 全身而退 quán shēn ér tuì
• 分身乏术 fēn shēn fá shù
• 大显身手 dà xiǎn shēn shǒu
• 奋不顾身 fèn bù gù shēn
• 孤身只影 gū shēn zhī yǐng

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