lovers' suicide; joint suicide of lovers
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to die together as lovers unable to marry; to commit joint suicide for love
literaryA literary term describing the suicide of lovers who cannot be together due to family opposition or social obstacles. Often used in classical literature and historical contexts.
Tā他
men们
yīn因
fù父
mǔ母
fǎn反
duì对
ér而
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
qíng情
sǐ死
。
They chose to die together as lovers because their parents opposed their relationship.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
zhōng中
miáo描
xiě写
le了
yī一
duì对
yīn因
mén门
dì第
xuán悬
shū殊
ér而
qíng情
sǐ死
de的
liàn恋
rén人
。
The novel describes a pair of lovers who died together because of the great disparity in their social status.
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Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
qíng情
sǐ死
wǎng往
wǎng往
bèi被
shì视
wéi为
duì对
fēng封
jiàn建
lǐ礼
jiào教
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
fǎn反
kàng抗
。
In ancient times, lovers' suicide was often regarded as a form of resistance against feudal ethics.