割頷

Chinese

		cut off	chin; nod assent
trad. (割頷)		割	頷
simp. (割颔)		割	颔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koah-ǎm / koah-ām

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koah-ǎm
    • Tâi-lô: kuah-ǎm
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kua(ʔ)⁵ am²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koah-ām
    • Tâi-lô: kuah-ām
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koah'am
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ am²²/

Verb

割頷

1. (Southern Min) to commit suicide by cutting one's throat

Synonyms

• 自刎 (zìwěn)
• (Classical Chinese) 自剄／自刭 (zìjǐng)
• (Cantonese) 鋸頸／锯颈