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市曹
shì​cáo

market

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 绑赴市曹 bǎng​fù​shì​cáo to take to the execution ground
    (idiom) to tie a prisoner's hands behind their back and take them to a busy market square for public execution; historically used to serve as a warning to others
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