桁杨刀锯 in English hang2 yang2 dao1 ju4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) stocks and knives
  • metaphorically any punishment equipment
  • torture instrument

Simplified Characters

桁 杨 刀 锯

Traditional Characters

桁 楊 刀 鋸

Pinyin

hang2 yang2 dao1 ju4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

桁heng2cangue (stocks to punish criminals) 杨yang2surname Yang 刀dao1surname Dao 锯ju4variant of 鋦|锔[ju1]