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弃市
qì​shì

public execution

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 偶语弃市 ǒu​yǔ​qì​shì chance remarks lead to death
    (idiom) Chance remarks or private conversations can lead to public execution; refers to the extreme political oppression of the Qin Dynasty.