絞縊

Chinese

		hang (a criminal); to turn; to twist hang (a criminal); to turn; to twist; to wind	hang; strangle oneself
trad. (絞縊)		絞	縊
simp. (绞缢)		绞	缢

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎoyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau² ai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎoyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎoyì
    • Wade–Giles: chiao³-i⁴
    • Yale: jyǎu-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeauyih
    • Palladius: цзяои (czjaoi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaau² ai³
    • Yale: gáau ai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau² ai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao² ei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯³⁵ ɐi̯³³/

Verb

絞縊

1. to hang oneself; to be hanged

Synonyms

• 上吊 (shàngdiào)
• 吊死 (diàosǐ)
• 吊頸／吊颈 (diàojǐng)
• 懸樑／悬梁 (xuánliáng) (from a beam)
• 投繯／投缳 (tóuhuán)
• 縊死／缢死 (yìsǐ)
• 縊頸／缢颈 (yìjǐng)
• 自經／自经 (zìjīng)
• 自縊／自缢 (zìyì)