jiā
gùn

archaic
technical

Meaning of 夹棍

夹棍 means a torture instrument used to squeeze the legs. Pronounced jiā gùn.

  • a torture instrument used to squeeze the legs

Definitions & Examples

Zài
dài
 
guān
yǒu
shí
huì
yòng
jiā
gùn
duì
fàn
rén
gòng
 

In ancient times, the authorities sometimes used the leg-squeezing torture instrument to extract confessions from prisoners.

Zhè
zhǒng
cán
de
jiā
gùn
xíng
zǎo
bèi
fèi
chú
 

This cruel punishment using the leg-squeezing instrument was abolished long ago.

shǐ
guǎn
zhǎn
shì
zhe
jiù
shí
de
jiā
gùn
 

Historical museums display the old leg-squeezing torture instruments.

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