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咬舌自盡

简咬舌自尽 · 繁咬舌自盡

Mandarin · pinyin yǎo shé zì jìn

to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue

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咬: yǎo · bite, gnaw
舌: shé · tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135
自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
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尽: jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete

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3–2–4–4 · yao3 she2 zi4 jin4

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ngaau5 sit3 zi6 zeon6

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