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尋短見

简寻短见 · 繁尋短見

Mandarin · pinyin xún duǎn jiàn

to commit suicide

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短: duǎn · short; brief; deficient, lacking
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
寻: xún · seek, search, look for; ancient
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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2–3–4 · xun2 duan3 jian4

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verb

to commit suicide; to kill oneself; to take one's own life

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