凌遲

See also: 凌迟

Chinese

encroach; soar; thick ice late; delayed; slow
trad. (凌遲)
simp. (凌迟)
alt. forms 凌治 Min Nan

Pronunciation


Noun

凌遲

  1. (historical) slow slicing; lingchi

Verb

凌遲

  1. (historical) to put to death by dismembering the body
  2. (archaic) to wither; to go into a state of decline
  3. (Xiamen, Taiwanese Min Nan) to abuse or bully cruelly

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (凌遲):
  • Japanese:  (りょう) () (ryōchi)
  • Korean: 능지 (凌遲, neungji)
  • Vietnamese: lăng trì (凌遲)
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