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lingering death

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    凌迟 / 凌遲

    líng​chí

    lingering death

    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。

    verb

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