hang oneself from a beam
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to hang oneself from a roof beam
literaryA literary term for suicide by hanging, typically used in formal or classical contexts. Often appears in the set phrase 悬梁自尽.
xuán悬
liáng梁
zì自
jìn尽
to hang oneself from a beam
Tā他
yīn因
bù不
kān堪
shòu受
rǔ辱
，
zuì最
zhōng终
xuán悬
liáng梁
ér而
wáng亡
。
Unable to bear the humiliation, he ultimately died by hanging himself from a beam.
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Gǔ古
dài代
duō多
yǒu有
xuán悬
liáng梁
zì自
jìn尽
de的
bēi悲
jù剧
。
In ancient times, there were many tragic cases of people hanging themselves from beams.