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老虎凳

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo hǔ dèng

tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse)

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老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
虎: hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
凳: dèng · bench; stool

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3–3–4 · lao3 hu3 deng4

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