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炮烙
páo​luò

pillar torture

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
炮烙 páo​luò
pillar torture idiom
An ancient form of torture said to have been used by King Zhou of Shang in which the victim was forced onto a bronze pillar heated by a fire.

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