立枷
lì​jiā

standing cage

  • created sense approved 立枷 · lì​jiā · standing cage — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    立枷

    lì​jiā

    standing cage

    a vertical wooden cage used as a instrument of torture and public execution in imperial China, where the prisoner was forced to stand with their neck secured in a hole at the top

    立 (literal) → 立 · lì · to stand 枷 (literal) → 枷 · jiā · cangue

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