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龍頭鍘

简龙头铡 · 繁龍頭鍘

Mandarin · pinyin lóng tóu zhá

lever-style guillotine decorated with a dragon's head at the hinged end, used to behead criminals related to the emperor

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
铡: zhá · sickle for cutting grass or hay

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2–2–2 · long2 tou2 zha2

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