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炮烙之刑
páo​luò​zhī​xíng

punishment by burning

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炮烙之刑 páo​luò​zhī​xíng
punishment by burning
An ancient Chinese punishment involving the burning of flesh with hot metal, specifically by forcing a prisoner to walk across a greased bronze beam heated by hot coals below.