yuè
刖
ancient foot-amputation punishment
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
ancient cruel punishment of cutting off the feet or ankles
archaicRefers to a specific corporal punishment in ancient Chinese legal systems, often categorized under the 'five punishments' (五刑). The character is a variant of 刖.
Yuè跀
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cán残
kù酷
de的
ròu肉
xíng刑
，
cháng常
yòng用
yú于
chéng惩
fá罚
zhòng重
zuì罪
fàn犯
。
Yue was a cruel corporal punishment often used to punish serious criminals.
Gǔ古
dài代
shòu受
yuè跀
xíng刑
zhě者
wú无
fǎ法
xiàng像
zhèng正
cháng常
rén人
yī一
yàng样
xíng行
zǒu走
。
In ancient times, those who received the yue punishment could not walk like normal people.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
xíng刑
fá罚
zài在
Hàn汉
dài代
yǐ以
hòu后
zhú逐
jiàn渐
bèi被
fèi废
chú除
。
This type of punishment was gradually abolished after the Han Dynasty.