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站笼
zhàn​lóng

torture cage

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站笼 站籠 zhàn​lóng
torture cage
A wooden cage used in the Ming and Qing dynasties to torture or execute criminals by making them stand upright with their necks locked in a hole at the top; also called 立枷 lì​jiā.
to display in a cage
To put a criminal in a torture cage and display them in public as a form of punishment

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Same as

  • 立枷 lì​jiā
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