waan4 sau2 sei2 jing4環首死刑环首死刑

Jyutpingwaan4 sau2 sei2 jing4

Yalewàahn sáu séi yìhng

Definition

Execution by hanging; the death penalty carried out by hanging.

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How it's used

This term is strictly formal and legalistic, used primarily in academic, historical, or news contexts. It is never used in casual conversation to describe someone's death, as it refers specifically to the judicial method of execution. In everyday speech, people would simply refer to the death penalty as 死刑.

Examples

ni1呢go3個dei6地fong1方zung6仲jau5有waan4環sau2首sei2死jing4刑㗎。

This place still has the death penalty by hanging.

nei5你zi1知m4唔zi1知bin1邊dou6度fai3廢ceoi4除zo2咗waan4環sau2首sei2死jing4刑？

Do you know where they abolished death by hanging?

Common phrases

fai3廢ceoi4除waan4環sau2首sei2死jing4刑

abolish death by hanging

zap1執hang4行waan4環sau2首sei2死jing4刑

carry out death by hanging

Common mistake

Learners often mistake this for a general term for suicide or accidental hanging, but it specifically denotes a state sanctioned execution. For accidental or self inflicted hanging, use 吊頸 instead.