水牢 (shuǐ láo) — water dungeon (a prison with waist-high water, used historically in China for torture)

Definition

Examples

• 古代有些暴君会用水牢来折磨犯人。
  Gǔ dài yǒu xiē bào jūn huì yòng shuǐ láo lái zhé mó fàn rén.
  In ancient times, some tyrants would use water dungeons to torture prisoners.
• 这座城堡的地下有一个著名的水牢。
  Zhè zuò chéng bǎo de dì xià yǒu yí gè zhù míng de shuǐ láo.
  There is a famous water dungeon beneath this castle.
• 小说里描写了主角被困在水牢中的情节。
  Xiǎo shuō lǐ miáo xiě le zhǔ jué bèi kùn zài shuǐ láo zhōng de qíng jié.
  The novel describes the protagonist trapped in a water dungeon.