guǎ​xíng

death by a thousand cuts

  • created reference approved 剐刑/剮刑 → 凌迟/凌遲 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    剐刑 / 剮刑 guǎ​xíng

    凌迟 / 凌遲 líng​chí

    same_as

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  • created reference approved 剐刑/剮刑 → 陵迟/陵遲 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    剐刑 / 剮刑 guǎ​xíng

    陵迟 / 陵遲 líng​chí

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  • created sense approved 剐刑/剮刑 · guǎ​xíng · death by a thousand cuts — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    剐刑 / 剮刑

    guǎ​xíng

    death by a thousand cuts

    An ancient form of execution in which the victim was slowly killed by cutting the body into many pieces; also known as [[凌迟|凌遲|ling2 chi2]] or [[陵迟|陵遲|ling2 chi2]].

    剐 (literal) → 剐/剮 · guǎ · to dismember 刑 (literal) → 刑 · xíng · punishment

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