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車裂
  ce1 lit6   jyutping
  che1 li4   pinyin
tearing a person asunder by five carts, tearing apart by five chariots (a punishment in ancient China analogous to being "hanged, drawn, and quartered" in England), also known as 五馬分屍


Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
車裂 / 车裂

This word has been viewed 1667 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 7th Sep 2008 03:14 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

 ce1 geoi1  -  cart; vehicle; car
 lit6 lit3  -  split; break; crack
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