割頷

Chinese

		cut off	chin; nod assent
trad. (割頷)		割	頷
simp. (割颔)		割	颔

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koah-ǎm / koah-ām

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koah-ǎm
  - Tâi-lô: kuah-ǎm
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kua(ʔ)⁵ am²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koah-ām
  - Tâi-lô: kuah-ām
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koah'am
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ am²²/

Verb

割頷

(Southern Min) to commit suicide by cutting one's throat

Synonyms

自刎 (zìwěn)
(Classical Chinese) 自剄／自刭 (zìjǐng)
(Cantonese) 鋸頸／锯颈

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