created sense approved 电刑/電刑 · diànxíng · capital punishment by electrocution — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
电刑 / 電刑
diànxíng
capital punishment by electrocution
execution of a criminal by means of electric current, such as the electric chair
电 (literal) → 电/電 · diàn · [electric] 刑 (literal) → 刑 · xíng · punishment
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 电刑/電刑 · diànxíng · torture by electricity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
电刑 / 電刑
diànxíng
torture by electricity
the use of electric current to inflict pain, typically used for interrogation or forcing a confession
电 (literal) → 电/電 · diàn · [electric] 刑 (literal) → 刑 · xíng · punishment
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition