Meaning of word 腰斩
Writing Sheet
Word
Pinyin yāo zhǎn
Phonetic Notation ㄧㄠ ㄓㄢˇ
word Meaning

腰斩 yāozhǎn

(1) [cut sb. in two at the waist ]∶古代刑法,从腰部把身体斩为两段

(2) [cut sth. in half]∶使事情半途而废,或比喻把同一事物或相联系的事物从中割断

Meaning in Internet

腰斩 (古代酷刑)

  • 腰斩,是一个汉语词语,拼音是yāo zhǎn,是指使事情半途而废;也指用重斧从腰部将犯人砍作两截。这种刑罚周代已经出现,直到雍正年间才被废除。