抹脖子 (mā) — (colloquial) to cut one's own throat (in suicide)
Definition
A colloquial, graphic verb meaning 'to cut one's own throat' (suicide). Tone is casual and direct — avoid in formal or polite writing.
verb
(colloquial) to cut one's own throat (in suicide)
Examples
- ，抹脖子。Nà wèi lǎo rén xiǎng bù kāi, zuì hòu mā le.That old man couldn't get past his troubles and ended up cutting his own throat.
- ，抹脖子。Tā yì shí chōng dòng, jiù yòng dāo mā le.In a moment of impulse, he cut his own throat with a knife.
- 。Tīng shuō tā yīn wèi pò chǎn yǐ jīng mǒ guò liǎng cì bó zi le.I heard he's already tried cutting his own throat twice because of bankruptcy.
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