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鑊烹
huò​pēng

to cook a criminal in a cauldron

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镬烹/ 鑊烹 huò​pēng to cook a criminal in a cauldron

An ancient form of execution or torture involving boiling the offender in a large vat or cauldron.

References

variant 镬烹/鑊烹 → 镬亨/鑊亨
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