严刑拷打
yán​xíng​kǎo​dǎ

torture; to torture

  • created sense approved 严刑拷打/嚴刑拷打 · yán​xíng​kǎo​dǎ · torture; to torture — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    严刑拷打 / 嚴刑拷打

    yán​xíng​kǎo​dǎ

    torture; to torture

    to cruelly beat and torture a person; interrogation involving physical torture

    严刑 (literal) → 严刑/嚴刑 · yán​xíng · severe punishment 拷打 (literal) → 拷打 · kǎo​dǎ · to torture

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    created sense