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自行了斷

简自行了断 · 繁自行了斷

Mandarin · pinyin zì xíng liǎo duàn

to take one's life

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
了: le · to finish; particle of completed action
斷: Look up this written character
断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt

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4–2–3–4 · zi4 xing2 liao3 duan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi6 hang4 liu5 dyun6

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