凌迟
凌迟
líng chí
the lingering death; the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment)
Traditional: 凌遲
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- the lingering death
- the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment)
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Related Words
舍得一身剐,敢把皇帝拉下马(shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ)— one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb)
→千钧一发(qiān jūn yī fà)— a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
→一了百了(yī liǎo bǎi liǎo)— once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved
→丁忧(dīng yōu)— (literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
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