投缳自缢 in English tou2 huan2 zi4 yi4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to hang oneself (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

投 缳 自 缢

Traditional Characters

投 繯 自 縊

Pinyin

tou2 huan2 zi4 yi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

投tou2to cast 缳huan2to bind 自zi4self 缢yi4(literary) to die by hanging or strangulation