public display; parade as punishment
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to display publicly; to parade (a criminal) before the public
formalOriginally a legal punishment where criminals were paraded in public for shaming. Now often used metaphorically or in historical contexts.
Fàn犯
zuì罪
fèn分
zǐ子
bèi被
yóu游
jiē街
shì示
zhòng众
。
The criminal was paraded through the streets for public display.
Gǔ古
dài代
cháng常
cháng常
bǎ把
fàn犯
rén人
lā拉
chū出
qù去
shì示
zhòng众
sān三
rì日
。
In ancient times, criminals were often dragged out and displayed to the public for three days.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
gōng公
kāi开
shì示
zhòng众
de的
zuò做
fǎ法
zài在
xiàn现
dài代
fǎ法
zhì治
shè社
huì会
yǐ已
jīng经
bèi被
fèi废
chú除
。
This practice of public display has been abolished in modern rule-of-law societies.