炮烙
páo​luò

branding torture

  • created reference approved 炮烙 → 商纣王/商紂王 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    炮烙 páo​luò

    商纣王 / 商紂王 shāng​zhòu​wáng

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  • created sense approved 炮烙 · páo​luò · branding torture — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    炮烙

    páo​luò

    branding torture

    An ancient form of torture by fire or branding with hot iron, originally said to have been used by King Zhou of Shang who forced victims to walk across a heated bronze pillar.

    炮 (literal) → 炮 · páo · to roast 烙 (bound) → 烙 · luò · (bound form) to burn

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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