Chinese water torture

English Noun - A form of torture in which water is repetitively dripped onto the forehead of a victim who is restrained. en 2002 Extreme Encounters Greg Emmanuel 1931686009 It has come to be known as Chinese water torture, but was actually invented by a sixteenth-century Italian lawyer named Hippolytus de Marsiliis. en 2006 The Truth About Rats (and Dogs) Jacqueline Pearce 1 1554695503 The plunk of the keys was beginning to feel like Chinese water torture, each note a painful drip. Is that a real thing? Chinese water torture, I mean. en 2007 The Thrill of Teaching Dan Clark 61 1599550415 My name is General Robinson Risner. I was the highest-ranking prisoner-of-war in the Vietnam War. I spent seven years locked up in solitary confinement. I was tortured beyond belief. I limp because of it. Today I still have a hole in the front of my skull from the Chinese water torture inflicted on me. en 2010 Just Curious About History, Jeeves Erin Barrett; Jack Mingo 220 0743462955 Is it true that a person really went crazy when subjected to the ancient practice of Chinese water torture? en idiomatic by extension Any repeated irritation that builds to deliver cumulative damage. en 1994 Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty James Bovard 162 0312103514 The growth of subsidies is a Chinese water torture on individual liberty. en 2007 Getting Married Theresa Alan 8 0758224893 The end wasn't about money, nobody had an affair, and no firearms were involved. I think what I learned from the experience is that if there are things that bother you before you get married and you can't even discuss them, can't even talk about how to change or deal with whatever issues are going on, run. It was an exercise in Chinese water torture for me. en 2011 Seeing Red: Twelve Tumultuous Years in Welsh Rugby Alun Carter; Nicholas Bishop 184596909X Compared to Hansen's own blitzkrieg appointment, it was a drawn-out affair, like some kind of political Chinese water torture. Translations torture method Catalan: ca gota xinesa Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 水刑 shuǐxíng Finnish: fi kiinalainen vesikidutus French: fr supplice de la goutte d'eau m Galician: gl gota chinesa German: de Chinesische Wasserfolter Hebrew: he עינוי סיני Persian: fa شکنجه آب چینی Polish: pl chińska tortura wodna f Portuguese: pt Russian: ru Spanish: es gota china f Swedish: sv kinesisk vattentortyr c See also en death by a thousand cuts en dripping water hollows a stone Further reading en Torture