文字獄

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Chinese

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prison
trad. (文字獄) 文字
simp. (文字狱) 文字
Literally:word jail”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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文字獄

  1. (historical) literary inquisition
  2. (by extension) any other similar persecution against intellectuals based on their works