严刑拷打

Traditional: 嚴刑拷打

yán xíng kǎo dǎ

Dictionary entry

torture

What does 严刑拷打 mean?

严刑拷打 (yán xíng kǎo dǎ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1torture

2interrogation by torture

Character breakdown

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严Yánsurname Yan 刑Xíngsurname Xing 拷kǎoto beat · to flog 打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]

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严刑拷打

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