凌遲 [－迟]

Jyutping ling4 ci4
Pinyin líng chí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. the lingering death
  2. the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    中國​古代​一種​死刑​，​將​犯人​嘅​皮肉​逐少​逐少​割落​嚟​，​增加​死​前​嘅​痛苦
    Lingchi, a form of execution used in ancient China where the flesh of the criminal was removed from their body bit by bit
    • 袁崇煥當年因為謀反被凌遲處死。
      袁崇焕当年因为谋反被凌迟处死。
      jyun4 sung4 wun6 dong1 nin4 jan1 wai6 mau4 faan2 bei6 ling4 ci4 cyu5 sei2
      Yuan Chonghuan was sentenced to death by lingchi because of treason.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, historical
    slow slicing; lingchi
  2. verb, Taiwanese-Hokkien, Xiamen
    to abuse or bully cruelly
  3. verb, historical
    to put to death by dismembering the body
  4. verb, archaic
    to wither; to go into a state of decline
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    袁崇焕当年因为谋反被凌迟处死。
    袁崇煥當年因為謀反被凌遲處死。
    jyun4 sung4 wun6 dong1 nin4 jan1 wai6 mau4 faan2 bei6 ling4 ci4 cyu5 sei2
    • Yuan Chonghuan was sentenced to death by lingchi because of treason.