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| Processed by: | goldyn_chyld (2014-11-08 17:19:46 GMT) |
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<< review queue entry 45960 - submitted by 'miles' >> The method of execution used on Li Si 李斯 in 208 BC. The book http://book.huanqiu.com/2008-06/151461_2.html starts by saying that this method was an improvement on previous practice. http://www.zdic.net/cd/ci/13/ZdicE8Zdic85ZdicB0302650.htm http://baike.baidu.com/view/101660.htm Editor: per Rich's suggestion |
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# + 腰斬 腰斩 [yao1 zhan3] /chopping in half at the waist (as capital punishment)/ + 腰斬 腰斩 [yao1 zhan3] /to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment)/to cut sth in half/to reduce sth by a dramatic margin/to terminate/to cut short/ |