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Chinese
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self
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to kill; to murder; to slaughter
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trad. (自殺)
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自
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殺
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simp. (自杀)
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自
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杀
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alternative forms
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ZS Internet euphemism
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Etymology
The sense of "cutting a fruit" is influenced by Hokkien 刣 (thâi, “to cut open or to kill”).
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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自
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自
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殺
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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1/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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zì
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zì
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shā
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Middle Chinese
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‹ dzijH ›
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‹ dzijH ›
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‹ srɛt ›
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Old Chinese
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/*s.i-s/
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/*s.i-s/
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/*s<r>at/
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English
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self (adv.)
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to follow; from
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kill
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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自
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殺
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Reading #
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1/1
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2/2
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No.
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17879
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11010
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Phonetic component
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自
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杀
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Rime group
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至
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月
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Rime subdivision
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1
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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自
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殺
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Old Chinese
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/*ɦljids/
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/*sreːd/
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Verb
自殺
- (intransitive) to commit suicide; to kill oneself; to take one's own life
- Coordinate term: 他殺 / 他杀 (tāshā)
- 服毒自殺/服毒自杀 ― fúdú zìshā ― to commit suicide by taking poison
- 自殺行為/自杀行为 ― zìshā xíngwéi ― suicidal behavior
- 自殺危機/自杀危机 ― zìshā wēijī ― suicidal crisis
- 自殺傾向/自杀倾向 ― zìshā qīngxiàng ― suicidality
- 自殺經歷/自杀经历 ― zìshā jīnglì ― lived experience of suicide
- 割腕自殺/割腕自杀 ― gēwàn zìshā ― to commit suicide by cutting one's wrists
- 他去年自殺了。/他去年自杀了。 ― Tā qùnián zìshā le. ― He took his own life last year.
應該在媒體中報導關於自殺的新聞嗎? [MSC, trad.]
应该在媒体中报导关于自杀的新闻吗? [MSC, simp.]- Yīnggāi zài méitǐ zhōng bàodǎo guānyú zìshā de xīnwén ma?
- Should suicides be reported in news media?
- (Taiwan, slang) (of the buyer) to cut a fruit, etc., especially a pineapple oneself (instead of asking the vendor to do it)
- Coordinate term: 他殺 / 他杀 (tāshā)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
自殺 (“to commit suicide”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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自殺, 自盡, 自裁, 自戕, 自決, 自引
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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自殺, 自盡, 自裁, 自戕, 尋短, 尋短見, 自尋短見, 輕生
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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自殺, 尋短兒, 尋拙志
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Taiwan
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自殺
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Chifeng
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自殺
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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自殺
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Harbin
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自殺
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Shenyang
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自殺
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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自殺
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Tangshan
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自殺
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Cangzhou
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自殺
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Baoding
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自殺
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Shijiazhuang
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自殺
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Jinan
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自殺, 尋死, 尋短見, 自尋短見
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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自殺
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Qingdao
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自殺
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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尋死
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Wanrong
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尋短見, 尋死
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Zhengzhou
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自殺, 自盡
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Xi'an
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自殺, 自盡
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Xining
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自殺, 尋短見
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Xuzhou
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自殺, 自盡, 尋無常, 尋短, 尋死
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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自殺
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Lanzhou
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自殺, 自盡
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Ürümqi
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自殺
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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自殺
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Chongqing
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自殺
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Wuhan
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自殺, 尋死
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Guiyang
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自殺, 尋死
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Guilin
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自殺
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Liuzhou
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自殺, 尋短見
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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自殺, 自盡, 尋死
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Yangzhou
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自殺, 自盡, 尋死
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Nantong
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尋死
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Hefei
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自殺
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Cantonese
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Hong Kong
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自殺
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Dongguan
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自殺
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Nanning
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自殺, 自盡
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Wuzhou
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自殺
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Yulin
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自殺, 自盡
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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自殺, 自盡
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Gan
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Nanchang
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自盡
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Lichuan
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尋死
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Pingxiang
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尋短見
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Hakka
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Meixian
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自盡
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Yudu
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自縊
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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自殺
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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自殺
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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自殺, 自盡
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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自殺, 自盡
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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自殺, 尋死
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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自殺, 尋死
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Shexian
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自殺
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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自殺, 尋死
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Xinzhou
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尋死
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Linhe
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自殺
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Jining
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自殺
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Hohhot
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自殺
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Zhangjiakou
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自殺
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Handan
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自殺
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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討死
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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行短路, 揣短路
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Quanzhou
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行短路, 揣短路
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Zhangzhou
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行短路, 揣短路
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Zhao'an
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行短路, 自殺, 自盡
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Tainan
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行短路
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Penang (Hokkien)
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自殺
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Manila (Hokkien)
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自殺
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Leizhou
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自盡
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Haikou
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自盡
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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自殺, 自盡
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Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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尋短見
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Wu
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Shanghai
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自殺, 尋死路, 尋死, 尋短見
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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自家尋死
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Suzhou
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尋死路, 自殺
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Hangzhou
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自盡, 尋死
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Ningbo
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尋死
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Wenzhou
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自殺
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Jinhua
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自殺自, 自殺, 尋死, 尋死短見, 尋頭路
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Xiang
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Changsha
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尋短路
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Loudi
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尋路, 尋短
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Quanzhou
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自殺
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Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Alternative spelling
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自殺 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation
Noun
自殺 • (jisatsu)
- suicide
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- パパがあまいからですよ。
- Papa ga amai kara desu yo.
- You’re too easy on him, honey.
だがな、きびしくして家出や自殺でもされてはな。- Daga na, kibishiku shite iede ya jisatsu demo sarete wa na.
- If I were to be tough on him, he would run away and kill himself.
そうね。あんな変わった子ですからね………。- Sō ne. Anna kawatta ko desu kara ne……….
- You’re right. He’s such a peculiar child....
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Verb
自殺する • (jisatsu suru) suru (stem 自殺し (jisatsu shi), past 自殺した (jisatsu shita))
- to commit suicide
Conjugation
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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自殺し
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じさつし
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jisatsu shi
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Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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自殺し
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じさつし
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jisatsu shi
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Shūshikei ("terminal")
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自殺する
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じさつする
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jisatsu suru
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Rentaikei ("attributive")
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自殺する
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じさつする
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jisatsu suru
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Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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自殺すれ
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じさつすれ
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jisatsu sure
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Meireikei ("imperative")
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自殺せよ¹ 自殺しろ²
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じさつせよ¹ じさつしろ²
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jisatsu seyo¹ jisatsu shiro²
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Key constructions
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Passive
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自殺される
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じさつされる
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jisatsu sareru
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Causative
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自殺させる 自殺さす
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じさつさせる じさつさす
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jisatsu saseru jisatsu sasu
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Potential
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自殺できる
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じさつできる
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jisatsu dekiru
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Volitional
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自殺しよう
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じさつしよう
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jisatsu shiyō
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Negative
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自殺しない
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じさつしない
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jisatsu shinai
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Negative continuative
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自殺せず
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じさつせず
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jisatsu sezu
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Formal
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自殺します
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じさつします
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jisatsu shimasu
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Perfective
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自殺した
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じさつした
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jisatsu shita
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Conjunctive
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自殺して
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じさつして
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jisatsu shite
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Hypothetical conditional
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自殺すれば
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じさつすれば
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jisatsu sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean
Noun
自殺 • (jasal) (hangeul 자살)
- hanja form? of 자살 (“suicide”)
Vietnamese
Verb
自殺
- chữ Hán form of tự sát (“suicide”).