反酷刑折磨公约 in English fan3 ku4 xing2 zhe2 mo2 gong1 yue1 Meaning

Meanings

  • UN convention against torture and cruel treatment (ratified by PRC (People's Republic of China) in 1988)

Simplified Characters

反 酷 刑 折 磨 公 约

Traditional Characters

反 酷 刑 折 磨 公 約

Pinyin

fan3 ku4 xing2 zhe2 mo2 gong1 yue1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

反fan3contrary 酷ku4ruthless 刑xing2surname Xing 折zhe2to break (e.g. stick or bone) 磨mo2to rub 公gong1public 约yue1to weigh in a balance or on a scale