páo

technical
archaic

Meaning of 炮格

炮格 means an ancient form of capital punishment where the victim was roasted alive on a bronze grill. Pronounced páo gé.

  • an ancient form of capital punishment where the victim was roasted alive on a bronze grill

Definitions & Examples

Shāng
Zhòu
wáng
páo
zhī
xíng
cán
hài
zhōng
chén
 

King Zhou of Shang used the punishment of páo gé to cruelly execute loyal ministers.

shǐ
shang
 
páo
shì
zhǒng
cán
rěn
de
xíng
 

Historically, páo gé was an extremely cruel form of punishment.

dào
bào
jūn
 
rén
men
cháng
huì
xiǎng
páo
děng
xíng
 

When speaking of tyrants, people often think of punishments like páo gé.

Measure Words

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