cut oneself off; commit suicide
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to cut oneself off from; to place oneself beyond the pale of (often implying suicide)
formalCommonly used in political or formal contexts, often with the preposition '于' (e.g., 自绝于人民). Carries strong connotations of irredeemable guilt or unrepentant wrongdoing.
Tā他
tān贪
wū污
fǔ腐
bài败
，
zuì最
zhōng终
zì自
jué绝
yú于
rén人
mín民
。
He was corrupt and eventually cut himself off from the people.
Rú如
guǒ果
nǐ你
jì继
xù续
zhí执
mí迷
bù不
wù悟
，
jiù就
shì是
zì自
jué绝
yú于
shè社
huì会
。
If you continue to persist in your errors, you will be cutting yourself off from society.
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Pàn叛
tú徒
zì自
jué绝
yú于
zǔ祖
guó国
，
méi没
yǒu有
hǎo好
xià下
chǎng场
。
The traitor cut himself off from the motherland and came to no good end.