guillotine; hay cutter; fodder chopper
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guillotine; hay cutter; fodder chopper; blade for cutting straw or other materials
Traditionally used for cutting hay or straw to feed livestock. Also famously refers to the execution device used by Bao Zheng (Bao Gong) in Chinese opera, featuring a blade that drops vertically.
Nóng农
mín民
yòng用
zhá铡
dāo刀
bǎ把
gān干
cǎo草
qiē切
chéng成
xiǎo小
duàn段
wèi喂
niú牛
。
The farmer used a hay cutter to chop the hay into small pieces to feed the cattle.
Zhè这
bǎ把
zhá铡
dāo刀
yòng用
le了
jǐ几
shí十
nián年
，
dāo刀
rèn刃
hái还
shì是
hěn很
fēng锋
lì利
。
This guillotine has been used for decades, but its blade is still very sharp.
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Xì戏
tái台
shàng上
Bāo包
gōng公
mìng命
rén人
bān搬
chū出
zhá铡
dāo刀
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
zhá铡
le了
Chén陈
Shì世
měi美
。
On stage, Bao Zheng ordered the guillotine to be brought out, preparing to execute Chen Shimei.