gōng

宫刑

Word · NounTraditional宮

house; palace; punishment name

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Meanings

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1.

noun

ancient punishment of castration

archaic

Refers specifically to a brutal physical punishment (mutilation) in ancient China that involved castration. This term is historical and not used in modern legal contexts.

Sī司
mǎ马
Qiān迁
céng曾
zāo遭
shòu受
gōng宫
xíng刑
 。

Sima Qian once suffered the punishment of castration.

Gōng宫
xíng刑
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
wǔ五
xíng刑
zhī之
yī一
 。

Castration was one of the five ancient punishments.

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Hàn汉
dài代
yǐ以
hòu后
 ，
gōng宫
xíng刑
zhú逐
jiàn渐
bèi被
fèi废
zhǐ止
 。

After the Han dynasty, the punishment of castration was gradually abolished.