Meaning of 吞金
吞金 means to swallow gold as a method of suicide. Pronounced tūn jīn.
- to swallow gold as a method of suicide
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
xiē些
guì贵
zú族
xuǎn选
zé择
tūn吞
jīn金
zì自
jìn尽
，
yǐ以
bǎo保
quán全
míng名
jié节
。
In ancient times, some nobles chose to commit suicide by swallowing gold to preserve their reputation.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
zhōng中
miáo描
xiě写
tā她
tūn吞
jīn金
ér而
sǐ死
，
yǐ以
shì示
qīng清
bái白
。
The novel describes her dying by swallowing gold to prove her innocence.
Tūn吞
jīn金
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
jí极
wéi为
tòng痛
kǔ苦
de的
zì自
shā杀
fāng方
shì式
。
Swallowing gold is an extremely painful method of suicide.