凌迟

Traditional form:

凌遲

Pinyin (reading):

língchí

Definitions:

• the lingering death
• the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment)

Characters:

• 凌 - pure; virtuous; to insult; to maltreat
• 迟 - tardy, slow, late; to delay

Traditional characters:

• 凌 - pure; virtuous; to insult; to maltreat
• 遲 - tardy, slow, late; to delay