English Explanatory Dictionary

lingchi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of execution used in China from roughly 900 to 1905 C.E., the "death by a thousand cuts", in which the condemned was killed by methodical removal of body parts with a knife.

Pronunciation

lĭng′chœ′

Word forms

lingchi ling chi leng t'che

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 凌遲 (língchí).

Synonyms

slow slicing
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