炮決

Chinese

		cannon; gun; firecracker	breach (a dyke); to decide; to determine
trad. (炮決)		炮	決
simp. (炮决)		炮	决

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pàojué

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pàojué
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pàojyué
    • Wade–Giles: pʻao⁴-chüeh²
    • Yale: pàu-jywé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pawjyue
    • Palladius: паоцзюэ (paoczjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

Noun

炮決

1. execution by blowing from a gun
2. execution by cannon or artillery fire
   • 2016 May 10, BBC, 「死而複生」：朝鮮將軍李永吉仍然健在 (Alive After Death: North Korean General Ri Yong-gil Still Alive)‎^[1]:

     去年5月韓國國家情報院負責人向國會透露，朝鮮軍隊二號人物、人民武力部部長玄永哲以叛國罪被處決。他們還說玄永哲是執行了被用高射炮打死的所謂「炮決」。 [MSC, trad.]
     去年5月韩国国家情报院负责人向国会透露，朝鲜军队二号人物、人民武力部部长玄永哲以叛国罪被处决。他们还说玄永哲是执行了被用高射炮打死的所谓「炮决」。 [MSC, simp.]

     Qùnián 5 yuè hánguó guójiā qíngbào yuàn fùzérén xiàng guóhuì tòulù, cháoxiān jūnduì èr hào rénwù, rénmín wǔlì bù bùcháng Xuányǒngzhé yǐ pànguó zuì bèi chùjué. Tāmen hái shuō Xuányǒngzhé shì zhíxíng le bèi yòng gāoshèpào dǎsǐ de suǒwèi “pàojué”. [Pinyin]

     In May 2015, South Korean National Intelligence Service person in charge disclosed to the National Assembly that Minister of the People's Armed Forces Hyon Yong-chol, who was North Korean Military No. 2 person in charge, was executed for treason. They also claimed that Hyon Yong-chol was shot dead by anti-aircraft gun — so called "execution by artillery fire".

Verb

炮決

1. to blow from a gun
2. to execute somebody by cannon or artillery fire