/?k?t?.??na?n.te?lz/(informalcat)awhip(= along,thindeviceforhitting)made fromropethat has nineends, that was usedespeciallyin the past forhittingpeopletopunishthem(旧时用于体罚的)九尾鞭SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPunishing by causing pain
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