文字獄

See also: 文字狱

Chinese

written symbols; writing; script
written symbols; writing; script; text; characters
 
 prison
trad. (文字獄) 文字 獄
simp. (文字狱) 文字 狱
Literally: “word jail”.

Pronunciation

Noun

文字獄

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