yì
劓
ancient punishment of cutting off the nose
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Meanings
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ancient punishment of cutting off the nose
archaicOne of the five ancient Chinese corporal punishments (五刑) used during the Qin and Han dynasties. Now only appears in historical, legal, or literary contexts.
Yì劓
shì是
wǔ五
xíng刑
zhī之
yī一
。
Nose amputation was one of the five ancient punishments.
Tā他
yīn因
fàn犯
zuì罪
ér而
bèi被
pàn判
chǔ处
yì劓
xíng刑
。
He was sentenced to nose amputation for his crimes.
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Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
yì劓
bí鼻
zhī之
xíng刑
。
In ancient times, there was a punishment of cutting off the nose.