宮きゅう刑けい

noun

castration punishment; palace punishment

Historical term for the second most severe of the five punishments of ancient China. For men it meant castration; for women, confinement. Rarely used outside historical or academic contexts.

See also: 五刑

• 古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくでは、宮きゅう刑けいは五ご刑けいの一ひとつとして行おこなわれていた。

  In ancient China, castration punishment was carried out as one of the five punishments.