Meaning of 老虎凳
老虎凳 means tiger bench; a cruel torture device used in old China, consisting of a long bench where the victim sits with legs bound and bricks stacked under the heels to cause increasing pain. Pronounced lǎo hǔ dèng.
- tiger bench; a cruel torture device used in old China, consisting of a long bench where the victim sits with legs bound and bricks stacked under the heels to cause increasing pain
Definitions & Examples
Dí敌
rén人
yòng用
lǎo老
hǔ虎
dèng凳
zhé折
mó磨
gé革
mìng命
zhě者
，
xiǎng想
bī逼
tā他
men们
shuō说
chū出
dǎng党
de的
mì秘
mì密
。
The enemy used the tiger bench to torture the revolutionaries, trying to force them to reveal the Party's secrets.
Zhè这
zuò座
jiān监
yù狱
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
chén陈
liè列
zhe着
jiù旧
shí时
yòng用
de的
lǎo老
hǔ虎
dèng凳
hé和
gè各
zhǒng种
xíng刑
jù具
。
This prison museum displays tiger benches and various torture devices used in the old days.
Zài在
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
fǎn反
dòng动
pài派
cháng常
cháng常
duì对
bèi被
bǔ捕
de的
gòng共
chǎn产
dǎng党
yuán员
shàng上
lǎo老
hǔ虎
dèng凳
。
In the old society, the reactionaries often subjected arrested Communist Party members to the tiger bench.
Lǎo老
hǔ虎
dèng凳
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
jí极
qí其
cán残
rěn忍
de的
xíng刑
jù具
，
huì会
gěi给
shòu受
xíng刑
zhě者
zào造
chéng成
jù巨
dà大
de的
tòng痛
kǔ苦
。
The tiger bench is an extremely cruel torture device that causes immense suffering to the victim.