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拶子

Mandarin · pinyin zǎn zi

sticks used for squeezing the fingers (old form of torture)

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拶: zā · zǎn · press, squeeze hard; force
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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3–5 · zan3 zi5

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