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剉屍

简锉尸 · 繁剉屍

Mandarin · pinyin cuò shī

to cut the corpse of a criminal into pieces

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锉: cuò · carpenter's file, file smooth
尸: shī · corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; Kangxi radical 44

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4–1 · cuo4 shi1

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