自絕於人民

Chinese

		to alienate oneself	in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname	people; humanity; humans people; humanity; humans; humankind; the human race
trad. (自絕於人民)		自絕	於	人民
simp. (自绝于人民)		自绝	于	人民
Literally: “to terminate oneself from the people” or “to cut off oneself from the people”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìjué yú rénmín

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ zyut⁶ jyu¹ jan⁴ man⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìjué yú rénmín
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhjyué yú rénmín
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-chüeh² yü² jên²-min²
    • Yale: dz̀-jywé yú rén-mín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhjyue yu renmin
    • Palladius: цзыцзюэ юй жэньминь (czyczjue juj žɛnʹminʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ y³⁵ ʐən³⁵ min³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ zyut⁶ jyu¹ jan⁴ man⁴
    • Yale: jih jyuht yū yàhn màhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ dzyt⁹ jy¹ jan⁴ man⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ jud⁶ yu¹ yen⁴ men⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² t͡syːt̚² jyː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ mɐn²¹/

Phrase

自絕於人民

1. (historical or humorous) to commit suicide

   • 在十年浩劫中，在1967年，一个千钧一发般的小插曲使我避免了走上“自绝于人民”的道路。从那以后，我认为，我已经死过一次，多活一天都是赚的。 [MSC, simp.]
     在十年浩劫中，在1967年，一個千鈞一髮般的小插曲使我避免了走上“自絕於人民”的道路。從那以後，我認為，我已經死過一次，多活一天都是賺的。 [MSC, trad.]

     From: 2000, December 20, Ji Xianlin (季羡林), Thoughts at 90（《九十述怀》）

     Zài shínián hàojié zhōng, zài 1967 nián, yīge qiānjūnyīfà bān de xiǎochāqū shǐ wǒ bìmiǎn le zǒushàng “zìjuéyúrénmín” de dàolù. Cóng nà yǐhòu, wǒ rènwéi, wǒ yǐjīng sǐ guò yīcì, duō huó yītiān dōu shì zhuàn de. [Pinyin]

     During the ten disastrous years, to be more exact, in 1967, I experienced an extremely critical moment in my life when a small episode almost drove me onto the so-called path of 'alienating myself from the people.' Since then, I've long believed that since I've experienced death once, every extra day I live is a bonus for me.

See also

• 自絕於人／自绝于人