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屈打成招

Mandarin · pinyin qū dǎ chéng zhāo

Meanings

  1. to obtain confessions under torture
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屈
qū · bend, flex; bent, crooked; crouch
打
dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
招
zhāo · beckon, summon; recruit, levy
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1–3–2–1 · qu1 da3 cheng2 zhao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wat1 daa2 sing4 ziu1

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wat1 daa2 sing4 ziu1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to confess to false charges under torture

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