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Meaning of dying room | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A room in a Chinese orphanage where unwanted children are left to die from neglect.

Examples

“The following day questions were raised in the House of Commons about China's one-child policy and its dying rooms.”
“There have⟳ been studies showing that orphanages in parts of China are nothing more than torture chambers at best. An article by Hansel (2002) describes one orphanage as a “dying room.” It was observed that the children are chained to a chair over a bucket […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

dying seconds dyingness Dyirbal DYK Dyke dyke bottom

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