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鞭尸

biān shī

2-character word Traditional 鞭屍

What 鞭尸 means

1. to flog a corpse
2. (fig.) to bring up sb's past failures or embarrassing moments long after the event has passed

The characters in 鞭尸

• 鞭biānwhip or lash; to flog; to whip
• 尸shī(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies)…

Words containing 鞭尸

• 掘墓鞭尸jué mù biān shīto exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)

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