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綁赴市曹

简绑赴市曹 · 繁綁赴市曹

Mandarin · pinyin bǎng fù shì cáo

to bind up and take to the market (idiom); to take a prisoner to the town center for execution

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赴: fù · go to; attend, be present
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
曹: cáo · ministry officials; surname
绑: bǎng · bind, tie, fasten

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3–4–4–2 · bang3 fu4 shi4 cao2

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(archaic) to carry out a public execution in a city center (as a warning to others)

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