lingchi

Definitions

noun A form of execution used in China from roughly 900 to 1905 CE, the "death by a thousand cuts", in which the condemned was killed by methodical removal of body parts with a knife.

from Mandarin Chinese: trad. 凌遲, simpl. 凌迟 (pinyin: língchí), alternately transliterated ling chi or leng t'che.

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman hinted Thursday that looming state budget woes could spell painful cuts for the school, a prospect he compared to "lingchi," a form of Chinese torture known as "death from a thousand cuts."

Nebraska University Chancellor Girds For Budget Cuts 2010
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman hinted Thursday that looming state budget woes could spell painful cuts for the school, a prospect he compared to "lingchi," a form of Chinese torture known as "death from a thousand cuts."

The Seattle Times 2010
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman hinted Thursday that looming state budget woes could spell painful cuts for the school, a prospect he compared to "lingchi," a form of Chinese torture known as "death from a thousand cuts."

The Seattle Times 2010
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman hinted Thursday that looming state budget woes could spell painful cuts for the school, a prospect he compared to "lingchi," a form of Chinese torture known as "death from a thousand cuts."

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2010