quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu:3you2] to "go on a trip")
United Nations Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women / Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women
United Nations Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women / Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women
Final Declaration of the International Seminar on the United Nations Arms Embargo against South Africa / Declaration of the International Seminar on the United Nations Arms Embargo against South Africa
strategic pass / barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000) / instrument of torture used to break limbs
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)
Guidelines and Measures for the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture, Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in Africa / Robben Island Guidelines
form of torture said to have been used by King Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 Wang2] in which the victim was forced onto a bronze pillar heated by a fire
to polish and rub / (fig.) to torment / to torture / (fig.) to engage in discussion to hone an idea or skill
The four tones
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