老 |
lǎo hǔ dèng | tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse) |
老 |
lǎo | prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough |
老 |
lǎo hǔ | tiger / CL:只 |
虎 |
hǔ | tiger / CL:只 |
凳 |
dèng | bench / stool |
凳 |
dèng | variant of 凳 |