jiā
枷
wooden cangue
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
wooden cangue (ancient neck restraint)
archaicThis is an ancient penal device, no longer used in modern China.
Gǔ古
dài代
de的
fàn犯
rén人
cháng常
cháng常
dài戴
zhe着
jiā枷
shì示
zhòng众
。
Ancient prisoners often wore cangues as public punishment.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
cháng常
miáo描
xiě写
fàn犯
rén人
pī披
jiā枷
dài带
suǒ锁
de的
cǎn惨
zhuàng状
。
Novels often depict the tragic sight of prisoners wearing cangues and shackles.
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Míng明
dài代
de的
jiā枷
xíng刑
yǒu有
qīng轻
zhòng重
bù不
tóng同
de的
guī规
gé格
。
There were different sizes of cangue punishments in the Ming Dynasty.
Tā他
zài在
gǔ古
zhuàng装
jù剧
lǐ里
bàn扮
yǎn演
le了
dài戴
jiā枷
de的
qiú囚
fàn犯
。
He played a prisoner wearing a cangue in a historical drama.
Pī披
jiā枷
dài带
suǒ锁
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
xíng刑
fá罚
fāng方
shì式
zhī之
yī一
。
Wearing a cangue and shackles was one of the common penal methods in ancient times.