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斧鉞湯鑊

简斧钺汤镬 · 繁斧鉞湯鑊

Mandarin · pinyin fǔ yuè tāng huò

battle-ax and boiling cauldron (idiom); facing torture and execution

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斧: fǔ · axe, hatchet; chop, hew
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钺: yuè · broad-axe, a battle axe, halberd
汤: tāng · hot water; soup, gravy, broth
镬: huò · cauldron, large iron pot

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3–4–1–4 · fu3 yue4 tang1 huo4

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fu2 jyut6 tong1 wok6

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