luò
烙
see 炮烙
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to torture by branding (used in the term 炮烙)
literaryThis reading is almost exclusively used in the word 炮烙 (páo luò), referring to an ancient form of torture.
Shāng商
Zhòu纣
Wáng王
fā发
míng明
le了
pào炮
luò烙
zhè这
zhǒng种
kù酷
xíng刑
。
King Zhou of Shang invented the torture known as pao luo.
Shǐ史
shū书
shàng上
guān关
yú于
pào炮
luò烙
de的
jì记
zǎi载
fēi非
cháng常
cán残
rěn忍
。
The records in history books regarding pao luo are very cruel.
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Pào炮
luò烙
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
yòng用
lái来
bī逼
gòng供
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
xíng刑
fá罚
。
Pao luo was a form of torture used in ancient times to extract confessions.
Tā他
zài在
lì历
shǐ史
shū书
zhōng中
dú读
dào到
le了
pào炮
luò烙
zhī之
xíng刑
。
He read about the punishment of pao luo in the history book.
Chuán传
shuō说
nà那
gè个
zhōng忠
chén臣
bèi被
shī施
yǐ以
pào炮
luò烙
。
Legend has it that the loyal minister was subjected to pao luo.