"lingchi" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ling chi [alternative], leng t'che [alternative]
Etymology: From Mandarin 凌遲 (língchí). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|凌遲|tr=língchí}} 凌遲 (língchí) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lingchi (uncountable)
  1. A form of execution used in China from roughly 900 to 1905 C.E., the "death by a thousand cuts", in which the condemned was killed by methodical removal of body parts with a knife. Wikipedia link: lingchi Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Capital punishment, Death, History of China, Torture Categories (place): China Synonyms: slow slicing
    Sense id: en-lingchi-en-noun-EfSuDa5b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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