torture and humiliate; corporal punishment
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to torture and humiliate; to subject to corporal punishment and abuse
literaryLiterary term referring to physical torture and humiliation, often in legal or prison contexts. Typically used in historical or formal written contexts.
Tā他
zài在
yù狱
zhōng中
zāo遭
shòu受
le了
zhǒng种
zhǒng种
xíng刑
rǔ辱
。
He suffered all kinds of torture and humiliation in prison.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xíng刑
rǔ辱
shì是
duì对
rén人
gé格
de的
jí极
dà大
wǔ侮
rǔ辱
。
This kind of corporal punishment and humiliation is a great insult to human dignity.
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Gǔ古
dài代
kù酷
lì吏
cháng常
cháng常
duì对
fàn犯
rén人
shī施
yǐ以
xíng刑
rǔ辱
。
In ancient times, cruel officials often inflicted torture and humiliation on prisoners.