| 桁杨刀锯 |
háng yáng dāo jù |
lit. stocks and knives / fig. any punishment equipment / torture instrument |
| 桁 |
háng |
cangue (stocks to punish criminals) |
| 桁 |
héng |
pole plate / purlin (cross-beam in roof) / ridge-pole |
| 桁杨 |
háng yáng |
lit. stocks and knives / fig. any punishment equipment / torture instrument |
| 杨 |
Yáng |
surname Yang |
| 杨 |
yáng |
poplar |
| 刀 |
Dāo |
surname Dao |
| 刀 |
dāo |
knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把 / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs |
| 锯 |
jū |
variant of 锔 |
| 锯 |
jù |
a saw (CL:把) / to saw |