swallow gold to commit suicide
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to swallow gold as a method of suicide
archaicA historical method of suicide in ancient China, where the heavy metal toxicity of gold (or the physical damage from gold leaf) causes death. Often associated with nobles or figures in classical literature seeking to preserve dignity or avoid capture.
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.
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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.