腰斬 (jiu1 zaam2) — yaozhan, execution by chopping sb in half at the waist. As most vital organs are above the waist, the death is not immediate in Cantonese
jiuˉ¹腰zaamˊ²斬简 腰斩
Mandarin Pinyin: yao1 zhan4
Meaning of 腰斬
nounyaozhan, execution by chopping sb in half at the waist. As most vital organs are above the waist, the death is not immediate
noundiscontinued before time
nouncut something in half; chop in half
noun(verb) Stop (e.g. Sport games are stopped due to the onset of rain)