Chinese burn

noun

1. a minor torture inflicted by twisting the skin of a person's wrist or arm in two different directions simultaneously

Example Sentences

These were definitely not roses - the fan-leafed plants reminded Xia of àicǎo, or silvery wormwood, which the Chinese burn to ward off mosquitoes.

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Tom Yew got on her and sort of jiggled there and she gasped like a Chinese burn and wrapped her legs round him, froggily.

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“But look what they did to her. Scratched her face, and gave her a Chinese burn!”

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One episode of Sherlock featured a Chinese criminal gang disguised as a circus troupe, while Chinese Burn, a recent BBC Three commission, was accused of perpetuating stereotypes after it featured jokes about eating dogs, and sexually inept Chinese men.

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The poll of the 1,844 adults who attended secondary school in the UK suggests some 27% recalled being given a "Chinese burn".

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