刀锯斧钺

dāo jù fǔ yuè

knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution

刀

dāo

knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把[ba3])

锯

jù

a saw (CL:把[ba3])

斧

fǔ

hatchet

钺

yuè

battle-ax