Meaning of 肉刑
肉刑 means corporal punishment involving bodily mutilation; physical penalty inflicted on the body. Pronounced ròu xíng.
- corporal punishment involving bodily mutilation; physical penalty inflicted on the body
Definitions & Examples
Ròu肉
xíng刑
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
xíng刑
fǎ法
tǐ体
xì系
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zǔ组
chéng成
bù部
fèn分
。
Corporal punishment was an important component of the ancient Chinese penal system.
Hàn汉
Wén文
dì帝
fèi废
chú除
le了
ròu肉
xíng刑
，
yǐ以
chī笞
xíng刑
hé和
láo劳
yì役
dài代
tì替
。
Emperor Wen of Han abolished corporal punishment, replacing it with beating and forced labor.
Mò墨
xíng刑
hé和
gōng宫
xíng刑
dōu都
shǔ属
yú于
cán残
kù酷
de的
ròu肉
xíng刑
。
Tattooing and castration both belong to the cruel category of corporal punishment.