大辟
Chinese
Etymology 1
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
law; king; emperor law; king; emperor; monarch; royal; ward off | ||
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大 | 辟 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
大辟
- (historical) capital punishment; decapitation (one of the Five Punishments in feudal China)
- 其死罪，則曰「某之罪在大辟」；其刑罪，則曰「某之罪在小辟」。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Qí sǐzuì, zé yuē “mǒu zhī zuì zài dàpì”; qí xíngzuì, zé yuē “mǒu zhī zuì zài xiǎopì”. [Pinyin]
- If the penalty were death, he would say, “The offence of So and So is a capital crime.” If the penalty were less, he would say, “The offence of So and So has received a lighter sentence.”
其死罪，则曰「某之罪在大辟」；其刑罪，则曰「某之罪在小辟」。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 死刑 (“capital punishment”) [map]
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 大辟 – see 大闢 (“David”). (This term is the simplified form of 大闢). |
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