枷 (jiā) — cangue (a wooden neck yoke used as punishment in ancient China)
Definition
枷 (jiā) is the wooden neck-board (cangue) once used in ancient China to publicly punish and humiliate criminals by immobilizing the neck and wrists. It almost always appears as part of the set phrase 枷锁 ('shackles', literal and figurative).
noun
cangue (a wooden neck yoke used as punishment in ancient China)
Measure word · 副
Examples
- 枷。Gǔ dài de jiā shì yì zhǒng chén zhòng de mù zhì xíng jù.The cangue in ancient times was a heavy wooden instrument of punishment.
- 枷。Fàn rén bèi dài shàng jiā zài zhòng rén miàn qián shì zhòng.The prisoner was put in the cangue and displayed before the crowd.
- 枷。Gǔ dài de jiā tōng cháng yòng chén zhòng de mù tou zhì chéng.The ancient cangue was usually made of heavy wood.
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