finger-squeezing torture
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to squeeze the fingers using a zǎnzi (an ancient torture instrument)
archaicRefers to a specific form of corporal punishment used in imperial China, typically during interrogations. The victim's fingers were crushed between wooden sticks tightened by cords.
Gǔ古
dài代
shěn审
xùn讯
nǚ女
fàn犯
shí时
cháng常
yòng用
zǎn拶
zhǐ指
bī逼
gòng供
。
In ancient times, finger-squeezing torture was often used to extract confessions from female prisoners during interrogations.
Tā她
zāo遭
shòu受
le了
zǎn拶
zhǐ指
de的
kù酷
xíng刑
，
shí十
zhǐ指
xiān鲜
xuè血
lín淋
lí漓
。
She suffered the cruel punishment of finger-squeezing torture, her ten fingers bleeding profusely.
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Zǎn拶
zi子
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zhuān专
mén门
yòng用
yú于
zǎn拶
zhǐ指
de的
xíng刑
jù具
。
The zǎnzi was a torture instrument specifically designed for finger-squeezing punishment.