HyperDic: kia_quen

English > 1 sense of the expression kia quen:
NOUNactkia quena form of foot torture used by the Chinese in which the victim's foot was placed between three pieces of bamboo and systematically squeezed / squeezed
English > kia quen: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA form of foot torture used by the Chinese in which the victim's foot was placed between three pieces of bamboo and systematically squeezed / squeezed.
Broadertorture, torturingThe deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
Spanishkia quen

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