刀锯鼎镬
Traditional form:
刀鋸鼎鑊
Pinyin (reading):
dāojùdǐnghuò
Definitions:
- knife, saw and cauldron
- ancient instruments of torture
- fig. torture
Characters:
- 刀 - knife; old coin; measure
- 锯 - a saw; to saw, to amputate
- 鼎 - large, three-legged bronze cauldron
- 镬 - cauldron, large iron pot
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