严刑拷打 in English yan2 xing2 kao3 da3 Meaning

Meanings

  • torture
  • interrogation by torture

Simplified Characters

严 刑 拷 打

Traditional Characters

嚴 刑 拷 打

Pinyin

yan2 xing2 kao3 da3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

严yan2surname Yan 刑xing2surname Xing 拷kao3to beat 打da3dozen (loanword)