自決

自決

See also: 自决

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	breach (a dyke); to decide; to determine
trad. (自決)		自	決
simp. (自决)		自	决

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìjué

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ kyut³
• Min Nan (POJ): chīr-koat / chū-koat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: zìjué
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhjyue
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕɥ̯œ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 自決／自决 自絕／自绝 自覺／自觉

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ kyut³
    • Yale: jih kyut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ kyt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ küd³
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² kʰyːt̚³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chīr-koat
    • Tâi-lô: tsīr-kuat
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ⁴¹⁻²² kuat̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-koat
    • Tâi-lô: tsū-kuat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zuxkoad
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ kuat̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su³³⁻²¹ kuat̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡su³³⁻¹¹ kuat̚³²/

Verb

自決

1. to decide by oneself; to solve by oneself
2. (literary) to commit suicide

Synonyms

• (to commit suicide): 自殺／自杀 (zìshā), 自盡／自尽 (zìjìn); (literary) 自戕 (zìqiāng), 自裁 (zìcái), 尋短見／寻短见 (xúnduǎnjiàn); (Min Nan) 揣短路, 行短路

Noun

自決

1. (government, politics) self-determination (political independence of a people)

Derived terms

自決權／自决权 (zìjuéquán)