Definition
水牢 is a historical term for a dungeon that keeps prisoners standing in waist-high water, often used in ancient China as a severe form of torture or punishment. It appears in historical records, martial arts fiction, and discussions of cruel ancient punishments. The word is a compound: 水 (water) + 牢 (prison).
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water dungeon (a prison with waist-high water, used historically in China for torture)
Examples
- 。Gǔdài yǒu xiē bàojūn huì yòng shuǐ láo lái zhémó fànrén.In ancient times, some tyrants would use water dungeons to torture prisoners.
- 水牢。Zhè zuò chéngbǎo de dìxià yǒu yí gè zhùmíng de shuǐ láo.There is a famous water dungeon beneath this castle.
- 水牢。Xiǎoshuō lǐ miáoxiě le zhǔjué bèi kùn zài shuǐ láo zhōng de qíngjié.The novel describes the protagonist trapped in a water dungeon.
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