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嚴刑逼供 (jim4 jing4 bik1 gung1) — force someone to make a confession by harsh punishment in Cantonese

jimˎ₄嚴jingˎ₄刑bikˉ¹逼gungˉ¹供
简 产刑逼供
Mandarin Pinyin: yan2 xing2 bi1 gong1

Meaning of 嚴刑逼供

nounforce someone to make a confession by harsh punishment
nounSevere punishments used to get testimony from suspects

Characters in 嚴刑逼供

嚴jim4
father
刑jing4
punishment; penalty; sentence
逼bik1
extort; importune; harrass
供gung1
confess, own up; [n] confession

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