自經
Chinese
from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since |
classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (自經) | 自 | 經 | |
| simp. (自经) | 自 | 经 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zìjīng
- Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zìhjing
- Wade–Giles: tzŭ4-ching1
- Yale: dz̀-jīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhjing
- Palladius: цзыцзин (czyczin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi6 ging1
- Yale: jih gīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi6 ging1
- Guangdong Romanization: ji6 ging1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː²² kɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: dzijH keng
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*s.[b]i[t]-s k-lˤeŋ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɦljids keːŋ/
Verb
自經
- (literary) to hang oneself
- 豈若匹夫匹婦之爲諒也，自經於溝瀆而莫之知也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Qǐ ruò pǐfū pǐfù zhī wéi liàng yě, zìjīng yú gōudú ér mò zhī zhī yě. [Pinyin]
- Will you require from him the small fidelity of common men and common women, who would commit suicide in a stream or ditch, no one knowing anything about them?
岂若匹夫匹妇之为谅也，自经于沟渎而莫之知也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 上吊 (“to hang oneself”) [map]