Usage of the character 镬
huò
镬
[鑊]
- wok (dialect)
- cauldron (old)
fǔyuètānghuò
斧钺汤镬
[斧鉞湯鑊]
- battle-ax and boiling cauldron (idiom); facing torture and execution
dāojùdǐnghuò
刀锯鼎镬
[刀鋸鼎鑊]
- knife, saw and cauldron
- ancient instruments of torture
- fig. torture