Chinese

		cruel punishment; torture	to force a confession out of someone
trad. (嚴刑逼供)		嚴刑	逼供
simp. (严刑逼供)		严刑	逼供

Verb

嚴刑逼供

1. to extract a confession through torture

   他們對他嚴刑逼供。 [MSC, trad.]

   他们对他严刑逼供。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tāmen duì tā yánxíngbīgōng. [Pinyin]

   They tortured a confession out of him.