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引颈就戮

yǐn jǐng jiù lù

4-character word Traditional 引頸就戮

What 引颈就戮 means

1. to extend one's neck in preparation for execution (idiom)

The characters in 引颈就戮

• 引yǐnto draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth
• 颈jǐngneck
• 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as…
• 戮lùto peel with a knife; old variant of 戮