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腰斬

yāo zhǎn·ㄧㄠ ㄓㄢˇ

“ancient punishment of cutting a person in half at the waist; to cut something in two midway; to halve or terminate abruptly”

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腰
yāo·ㄧㄠ
The waist or lower back; the middle part of an object; a quantifier for belts; to wear at the waist.
斬
zhǎn·ㄓㄢˇ
To chop or cut; to sever a connection; to behead as capital punishment.
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