凌遲

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the lingering death · the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. the lingering death
  2. the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment)

Written Forms

凌遲Traditional · Main Form
凌迟Alternate Form

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