jǐng
刭
cut the throat
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to cut the throat; to slit one's own throat
literaryA formal, archaic term specifically for cutting the throat, typically associated with suicide or execution. It appears almost exclusively in classical literature, historical texts, or formal writing to describe such an act.
Nìng宁
wéi为
yù玉
suì碎
，
bù不
wéi为
wǎ瓦
quán全
，
tā他
zuì最
zhōng终
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
zì自
jǐng刭
。
Better to be a shattered piece of jade than an unbroken tile; he ultimately chose to slit his own throat.
Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
jiàng将
lǐng领
bīng兵
bài败
hòu后
yǐn引
dāo刀
zì自
jǐng刭
de的
xiān先
lì例
。
In ancient times, there were precedents of generals cutting their own throats with their swords after military defeat.