an ancient Chinese cooking vessel, typically round with three legs and two handles or rectangular with four legs, used for cooking or holding food; often made of bronze or clay

(bound form) literary term for a large ancient cauldron used for cooking meat or fish; also used as a vessel for execution by boiling in ancient times

an ancient execution device used to boil criminals alive

(bound form) literary term for a large ancient cauldron used for cooking meat or fish; also used as a vessel for execution by boiling in ancient times