凌遲 líng chí

slow cruel torture; old death by many cuts

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment)
  2. 2. the lingering death

Characters

Character Meaning
凌 líng HSK 5
to insult or maltreat; to rise high; to approach
遲 chí
late; slow; delayed