drown oneself; commit suicide by drowning
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to commit suicide by drowning; to drown oneself
literaryLiterary term for committing suicide by submerging oneself in water, often used in historical or formal contexts.
Qū屈
Yuán原
yīn因
yōu忧
guó国
yōu忧
mín民
ér而
zì自
chén沉
Mì汨
Luó罗
jiāng江
。
Qu Yuan drowned himself in the Miluo River out of concern for his country and people.
Tā他
bù不
kān堪
qū屈
rǔ辱
，
zuì最
zhōng终
xuǎn选
zé择
zì自
chén沉
yǐ以
míng明
zhì志
。
Unable to bear the humiliation, he ultimately chose to drown himself to demonstrate his integrity.
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Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
bù不
shǎo少
zhōng忠
chén臣
yì义
shì士
zì自
chén沉
xùn殉
guó国
。
In ancient times, there were many loyal ministers and righteous scholars who drowned themselves to martyr themselves for their country.