to hang oneself; commit suicide by hanging
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to hang oneself; to commit suicide by hanging
literaryLiterary and archaic term found in classical Chinese texts. Refers specifically to death by hanging as a method of suicide.
Zì自
jīng经
yú于
gōu沟
dú渎
ér而
mò莫
zhī之
zhī知
yě也
。
He hanged himself in a ditch, yet no one knew about it.
Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
zhōng忠
chén臣
yīn因
jiàn谏
zhèng诤
bù不
chéng成
ér而
zì自
jīng经
。
In ancient times, many loyal ministers hanged themselves after failing to admonish the emperor.