屈打成招
qū​dǎ​chéng​zhāo

to confess under torture

  • created sense approved 屈打成招 · qū​dǎ​chéng​zhāo · to confess under torture — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    屈打成招

    qū​dǎ​chéng​zhāo

    to confess under torture

    to be tortured into making a false confession; to extract a confession through physical violence or torture

    屈 (literal) → 屈 · qū · to compel 打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hit 成 (bound) → 成 · chéng · -ation 招 (literal) → 招 · zhāo · to confess

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