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嚴刑拷打
  jim4 jing4 haau1 daa2   jyutping
  yan2 xing2 kao3 da3   pinyin
cruelly beat up; cause severe torture to

Idiom
verb

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
嚴刑拷打 / 严刑拷打

This word has been viewed 1325 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 3rd Feb 2008 18:37 and last edited on 17th Oct 2013 14:27
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Characters in this word:

 jim4  -  strict; intense; tight
 jing4  -  punishment; penalty; torture
 haau1 haau2  -  flog; beat
 daa2 daa1  -  hit; strike | dozen
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