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Jyutpingman6 diu3
Yalemahn diu
Definition
To hang someone as a death penalty.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the formal, judicial act of execution by hanging rather than the act of committing suicide. It carries a historical and legal weight, often appearing in discussions about colonial-era laws or historical crime. It is rarely used in casual conversation unless discussing history or legal systems.
Examples
In the past, those who committed serious crimes would be sentenced to hanging.
Did they really use hanging to execute criminals back then?
Related words
Common phrases
sentenced to death by hanging
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 吊頸, which is the common, informal term for hanging oneself as a suicide. Using 問吊 to describe a suicide sounds unnatural and overly formal, as if the person were being executed by the state.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
