ancient form of capital punishment
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an ancient form of capital punishment where the victim was roasted alive on a bronze grill
archaicAlso known as '炮烙' (páo luò). A brutal execution method from ancient China, notably associated with King Zhou of Shang.
Shāng商
Zhòu纣
wáng王
yǐ以
páo炮
gé格
zhī之
xíng刑
cán残
hài害
zhōng忠
chén臣
。
King Zhou of Shang used the punishment of páo gé to cruelly execute loyal ministers.
Lì历
shǐ史
shang上
，
páo炮
gé格
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
jí极
qí其
cán残
rěn忍
de的
xíng刑
fá罚
。
Historically, páo gé was an extremely cruel form of punishment.
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Tí提
dào到
bào暴
jūn君
，
rén人
men们
cháng常
huì会
xiǎng想
qǐ起
páo炮
gé格
děng等
kù酷
xíng刑
。
When speaking of tyrants, people often think of punishments like páo gé.