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斩监候
zhǎn​jiān​hòu

delayed death penalty

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 斩 斬 zhǎn
    to behead
    to behead; to execute by decapitation, especially as a form of capital punishment in historical contexts
  2. 监 監 jiān
    to imprison
    to take into custody or keep someone behind bars
  3. 候 hòu verbnoun
    to wait
    to wait for; to await; to anticipate