páo luò

炮烙 (páo luò) is a Chinese word meaning “form of torture said to have been used by King Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 Wang2] in which the victim was forced onto a bronze pillar heated by a fire”.

Meanings

  1. 1form of torture said to have been used by King Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 Wang2] in which the victim was forced onto a bronze pillar heated by a fire

Characters in 炮烙

炮bāo · to sauté烙lào · to brand

Related words

炮to sauté炮to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)炮cannon炮variant of 炮[pao4]大炮big gun炮弹artillery shell迫击炮mortar (weapon)开炮to open fire烙印to brand (cattle etc)炮火artillery barrage枪炮firearm烙to brand

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