dāo jù dǐng huò

Traditional: 刀鋸鼎鑊

刀锯鼎镬 (dāo jù dǐng huò) is a Chinese word meaning “knife, saw and cauldron; ancient instruments of torture; fig. torture”.

Meanings

  1. 1knife, saw and cauldron
  2. 2ancient instruments of torture
  3. 3fig. torture

Characters in 刀锯鼎镬

刀dāo · knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把[ba3])锯jù · a saw (CL:把[ba3])鼎dǐng · ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs镬huò · wok (dialect)

Related words

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