huò​pēng

execution by boiling

  • created sense approved 镬亨/鑊亨 · huò​pēng · execution by boiling — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    镬亨 / 鑊亨

    huò​pēng

    execution by boiling

    ancient punishment of cooking a person in a large cauldron; to boil a criminal to death

    镬 (literal) → 镬/鑊 · huò · cauldron 亨 (literal) → 亨 · pēng · to boil

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