Chinese
[edit]from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since |
dig | grave; tomb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (自掘墳墓) | 自 | 掘 | 墳墓 | |
| simp. (自掘坟墓) | 自 | 掘 | 坟墓 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zìjuéfénmù
- Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄈㄣˊ ㄇㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zìhjyuéfénmù
- Wade–Giles: tzŭ4-chüeh2-fên2-mu4
- Yale: dz̀-jywé-fén-mù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhjyuefernmuh
- Palladius: цзыцзюэфэньму (czyczjuefɛnʹmu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ fən³⁵ mu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi6 gwat6 fan4 mou6
- Yale: jih gwaht fàhn mouh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi6 gwat9 fan4 mou6
- Guangdong Romanization: ji6 gued6 fen4 mou6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː²² kʷɐt̚² fɐn²¹ mou̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]自掘墳墓
- to court self-destruction; to dig one's own grave
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 自, 掘 (jué), 坟墓 (fénmù).
- 2015 May 29, Oriental Daily News (Malaysia), 男子被逼“自掘坟墓” 随后遭IS斩首 (Man was Forced to Dig His Own Tomb, Then Executed by ISIS)[1]:
- 武裝組織“伊斯蘭國”在昨日又有最新噁心影像流出，這次他們逼一名男子自掘墳墓，隨後將該名男子在自挖的墳墓前斬首。 [MSC, trad.]
- Wǔzhuāng zǔzhī “yīsīlánguó” zài zuórì yòu yǒu zuìxīn èxīn yǐngxiàng liúchū, zhècì tāmen bī yī míng nánzǐ zìjuéfénmù, suíhòu jiāng gāi míng nánzǐ zài zì wā de fénmù qián zhǎnshǒu. [Pinyin]
- Disgusting video was leaked from the militant organization ISIS from yesterday, where they forced a man to dig his own tomb, then beheaded him in front of his own tomb.
武装组织“伊斯兰国”在昨日又有最新𫫇心影像流出，这次他们逼一名男子自掘坟墓，随后将该名男子在自挖的坟墓前斩首。 [MSC, simp.]