corporal punishment; mutilation penalty
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corporal punishment involving bodily mutilation; physical penalty inflicted on the body
formalHistorically refers to the ancient Chinese penal system (五刑) that inflicted physical mutilation, including tattooing the face (墨), cutting off the nose (劓), amputating feet (刖), and castration (宫). These were abolished in 167 BCE during the Han Dynasty under Emperor Wen, though the term persists in historical and legal contexts.
Ròu肉
xíng刑
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
xíng刑
fǎ法
tǐ体
xì系
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zǔ组
chéng成
bù部
fèn分
。
Corporal punishment was an important component of the ancient Chinese penal system.
Hàn汉
Wén文
dì帝
fèi废
chú除
le了
ròu肉
xíng刑
，
yǐ以
chī笞
xíng刑
hé和
láo劳
yì役
dài代
tì替
。
Emperor Wen of Han abolished corporal punishment, replacing it with beating and forced labor.
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Mò墨
xíng刑
hé和
gōng宫
xíng刑
dōu都
shǔ属
yú于
cán残
kù酷
de的
ròu肉
xíng刑
。
Tattooing and castration both belong to the cruel category of corporal punishment.