桁杨刀锯
Traditional form:
桁楊刀鋸
Pinyin (reading):
hángyángdāojù
Definitions:
- lit. stocks and knives
- fig. any punishment equipment
- torture instrument
Characters:
- 桁 - the cross-beams of a roof
- 杨 - willow, poplar, aspen; surname
- 刀 - knife; old coin; measure
- 锯 - a saw; to saw, to amputate
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