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菹醢

Mandarin · pinyin zū hǎi

to execute sb and mince his flesh and bones (archaic form of retribution)

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菹: zū · jū · salted or pickled vegetables
醢: hǎi · minced pickled meat; mince

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1–3 · zu1 hai3

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(historical) a torturous punishment of mincing the prisoner into minced meat, who can be alive or dead

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