斧钺汤镬
fǔ​yuè​tāng​huò

facing torture and execution

  • created sense approved 斧钺汤镬/斧鉞湯鑊 · fǔ​yuè​tāng​huò · facing torture and execution — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    斧钺汤镬 / 斧鉞湯鑊

    fǔ​yuè​tāng​huò

    facing torture and execution

    battle-ax and boiling cauldron; refers to two types of cruel capital punishment in ancient China, involving beheading with a large ax or being boiled alive

    斧钺 (literal) → 斧钺/斧鉞 · fǔ​yuè · battle-ax 汤镬 (literal) → 汤镬/湯鑊 · tāng​huò · boiling cauldron

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