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    Xia king's name (or epithet) Jié 桀 with zhé "to dismember, to cut asunder". Kangxi dictionary states that (zhé) is synonymous with 疈辜 pìgū "to cut...
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    the ground and refused to write the address. He was executed by lingchi (), and several of his family members lost their lives. Another account, found...
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    sohu.com. 呂不韋. "季冬紀". 呂氏春秋  (in Chinese). Vol. 12 – via Wikisource. 命有司大儺,旁,出土牛,以送寒氣。 司馬彪. "禮儀中". 後漢書  (in Chinese). Vol. 95 – via Wikisource. 先臘一日,大儺,謂之逐疫。...
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    "12". Lüshi Chunqiu (in Chinese). 命有司大儺,旁,出土牛,以送寒氣。 田, 东江. "傩 戏". Sohu. 《吕氏春秋·季冬纪》《后汉书·礼仪志》均有相应记载,前者云,届时"命有司大傩,旁,出土牛,以送寒气"。后者云:"先腊一日,大傩,谓之逐疫。" "除夕守岁"....
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    been used as early as the Kamakura period. Known in Japanese as haritsuke (), crucifixion was used in Japan before and during the Tokugawa Shogunate....
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    person [convicted of gu-magic] whose severed head was impaled on a stake [臬死之鬼] (4) Evil heat and noxious qi that harms humans [傷害人的熱毒惡氣] (5) Wug pest...
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    "12". Lüshi Chunqiu (in Chinese). 命有司大儺,旁,出土牛,以送寒氣。 田, 東江. "儺戲". Sohu. 《呂氏春秋·季冬紀》《後漢書·禮儀志》均有相應記載,前者云,届时"命有司大儺,旁,出土牛,以送寒氣"。後者云:"先臘一日,大儺,謂之逐疫。" 崔寔. 四民月令 ...
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    (simplified Chinese: 波势; traditional Chinese: 波勢) or 'wavy downward strokes' (波). Additionally, the leftward-falling strokes and anticlockwise curves also...
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    'short slant'[citation needed] phẩy Falling leftwards with light curve 8 ㇏ ; zhé; 'dismember' 金刀; jīndāo; 'golden knife' 捺; nà; 'press firmly' 波; bō;...
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