leg-squeezing torture instrument
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a torture instrument used to squeeze the legs
archaicA traditional torture device consisting of two wooden rods used to squeeze a prisoner's legs, common in pre-modern China. It is now a historical term.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
guān官
fǔ府
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
yòng用
jiā夹
gùn棍
duì对
fàn犯
rén人
bī逼
gòng供
。
In ancient times, the authorities sometimes used the leg-squeezing torture instrument to extract confessions from prisoners.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
cán残
kù酷
de的
jiā夹
gùn棍
xíng刑
fá罚
zǎo早
yǐ已
bèi被
fèi废
chú除
。
This cruel punishment using the leg-squeezing instrument was abolished long ago.
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Lì历
shǐ史
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
zhǎn展
shì示
zhe着
jiù旧
shí时
de的
jiā夹
gùn棍
。
Historical museums display the old leg-squeezing torture instruments.