corporal punishment; torture
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
corporal punishment; physical torture inflicted on a prisoner
informalRefers specifically to the infliction of physical punishment or torture, often in a prison or interrogation context. This meaning is less common in modern legal discourse but exists in historical and colloquial contexts.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
de的
jiān监
yǔ狱
lǐ里
jīng经
cháng常
duì对
fàn犯
rén人
dòng动
xíng刑
fa法
。
In the old society, prisoners were often subjected to corporal punishment in prisons.
Tā他
bèi被
zhuā抓
hòu后
，
méi没
shǎo少
chī吃
xíng刑
fa法
de的
kǔ苦
tóu头
。
After he was captured, he suffered a great deal from physical torture.