炮烙之刑
páo​luò​zhī​xíng

punishment by burning

  • created sense approved 炮烙之刑 · páo​luò​zhī​xíng · punishment by burning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    炮烙之刑

    páo​luò​zhī​xíng

    punishment by burning

    An ancient Chinese punishment involving the burning of flesh with hot metal, specifically by forcing a prisoner to walk across a greased bronze beam heated by hot coals below.

    炮烙 (literal) → 炮烙 · páo​luò · branding torture 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 刑 (literal) → 刑 · xíng · punishment

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