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Borrowed from Chinese 拶指, literally "finger compressing".
- IPA(key): /zænˈ(d)ʒi/, /t͡sæn-/, /-d͡ʒə/
zanzhi (uncountable)
- A form of torture, among the ancient Chinese, in which wooden sticks are placed around the victim's fingers and used to crush or break the fingers.
