chāo​zhǎn

to confiscate property and execute the family

  • created sense approved 抄斩/抄斬 · chāo​zhǎn · to confiscate property and execute the family — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抄斩 / 抄斬

    chāo​zhǎn

    to confiscate property and execute the family

    to confiscate a person's property and execute their entire family in old China

    抄 (literal) → 抄 · chāo · to raid 斩 (literal) → 斩/斬 · zhǎn · to behead

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