監斬
jiān​zhǎn

to supervise an execution

  • created sense approved 监斩/監斬 · jiān​zhǎn · to supervise an execution — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    监斩 / 監斬

    jiān​zhǎn

    to supervise an execution

    To supervise the execution of a criminal, usually by decapitation in a historical context.

    监 (literal) → 监/監 · jiān · to supervise 斩 (literal) → 斩/斬 · zhǎn · to behead

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