wǔxíng
ancient punishments
五刑 wǔxíng
- ancient punishments
- The five corporal punishments used in ancient China (pre-Han), involving physical mutilation or execution: tattooing, nose-cutting, amputation, castration, and death.
- later punishments
- The standardized system of five punishments used from the Han/Sui dynasties onwards: whipping, flogging, penal servitude, exile, and death.
Sources
- Definitions
- CC-CEDICT