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嚴刑拷打

简 严刑拷打 · 繁 嚴刑拷打
Mandarin · pinyin yán xíng kǎo dǎ

Meanings

  1. torture
  2. interrogation by torture
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嚴
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刑
xíng · punishment, penalty; law
拷
kǎo · torture and interrogate; hit
打
dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
严
yán · strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
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Mandarin tones

2–2–3–3 · yan2 xing2 kao3 da3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to cruelly torture; to cruelly beat up

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