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凌迟
líng​chí

lingering death

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凌迟/ 凌遲 líng​chí lingering death

verb · An ancient form of capital punishment in China involving the slow slicing of the body, also known as the death of a thousand cuts.

凌迟是古代中国最残酷的刑罚之一。

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