Word information
Simplified炮烙
Traditional炮烙
Pinyinpáo luò
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炮烙
páo luò · form of torture said to have been used by King Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 Wang2] in which the victim was forced onto a bronze pillar heated by a fire
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