to cut one's own throat; to commit suicide
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to cut one's own throat; to commit suicide
literaryA specific and violent method of suicide, often used in literary or dramatic contexts. It is not used for describing general suicidal thoughts or other methods.
Tā他
zài在
jué绝
wàng望
zhōng中
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
mǒ抹
bó脖
。
In despair, he chose to cut his own throat.
Gǔ古
dài代
yī一
xiē些
jiàng将
shì士
bīng兵
bài败
hòu后
huì会
mǒ抹
bó脖
zì自
jìn尽
。
In ancient times, some generals would slit their own throats after a military defeat.
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Zhè这
shì是
xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
de的
qíng情
jié节
，
tā他
bèi被
bī逼
dào到
jué绝
lù路
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
mǒ抹
bó脖
。
This is a plot in the novel; driven to a corner, he prepared to slit his throat.