cut one's own throat; commit suicide
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to cut one's own throat; to commit suicide by slitting the neck
literaryLiterary term for committing suicide by cutting the throat or neck. Synonymous with 自刎 but less common in modern usage.
Xiàng项
Yǔ羽
bīng兵
bài败
，
yú于
Wū乌
Jiāng江
biān边
zì自
jǐng刭
ér而
sǐ死
。
Xiang Yu was defeated and cut his own throat by the Wujiang River.
Gǔ古
zhī之
shì士
zhě者
，
nìng宁
kě可
zì自
jǐng刭
bù不
shī失
qí其
jié节
。
Scholars of ancient times would rather cut their own throats than lose their integrity.