Ancient instruments of torture; to be cut by a knife, sawed, or boiled in a cauldron; to face severe punishment.

battle-ax and boiling cauldron; refers to two types of cruel capital punishment in ancient China, involving beheading with a large ax or being boiled alive

(historical) A large cauldron used for boiling criminals as a form of execution in ancient China.

ancient punishment of cooking a person in a large cauldron; to boil a criminal to death

The distinctive smoky and charred flavor imparted to food by stir-frying in a wok over an extremely high flame; a borrowing from Cantonese.

An ancient form of execution or torture involving boiling the offender in a large vat or cauldron.

(literary) Ancient metal cooking vessels; specifically [[鼎|鼎|ding3]] (three-legged vessels) and [[镬|鑊|huo4]] (large pans or boilers).