líng chí

Traditional: 凌遲

凌迟 (líng chí) is a Chinese word meaning “the lingering death; the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment)”.

Meanings

  1. 1the lingering death
  2. 2the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment)

Characters in 凌迟

凌líng · to approach迟chí · late

Related words

迟到to arrive late迟late迟surname Chi凌晨very early in the morning迟早sooner or later冰激凌ice cream推迟to postpone迟钝slow in one's reactions延迟to delay凌to approach凌surname Ling迟疑to hesitate

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