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咬舌自尽

yǎo shé zì jìndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-a91a98359aa45318. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

咬舌自盡 咬舌自尽 [yao3 she2 zi4 jin4] /to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue/

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Other forms in these source records: 咬舌自盡

  • 咬
    yǎo

    to bite / to nip

  • 舌
    jī

    used in 喇舌[lǎ jī] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

    shé

    tongue

  • 自
    zì

    (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course

  • 尽
    jǐn

    to the greatest extent / (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme / to be within the limits of / to give priority to

    jìn

    to use up / to exhaust / to end / to finish / to the utmost / exhausted / finished / to the limit (of sth) / all / entirely

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.