掛臘鴨 [挂腊鸭]

Jyutping gwaa3 laap6 aap2
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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (v.) (slang) to commit suicide by hanging oneself.
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    吊頸​自殺​，​場景​就​好似​風乾臘​鴨​而​將​佢​掛​係​繩​、​樑​上面
    to commit suicide by hanging; literally: to hang cured duck
    • 佢老竇上個月掛臘鴨啊！
      佢老窦上个月挂腊鸭啊！
      keoi5 lou5 dau6 soeng6 go3 jyut6 gwaa3 laap6 aap3 aa3!
      His dad committed suicide by hanging last month.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese, euphemistic, verb-object
    to hang oneself (to commit suicide)
    (syn.) 吊死, 上吊, 自縊, 自繫, 投繯, 食麵線, 吃掛麵 humorous, 䌈頸, 二吊, 掛鉤兒 humorous, 掛臘鴨, 自經, 懸樑, 懸頸, 吃掛麵, 吊頷, 吊脰, 吊脖子, 勒脖子, 吊頸, 縛粽, 吃油麵 humorous, 幌中秋, 開嚨喉, 吊爻, 吊臘鴨
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢老窦上个月挂腊鸭啊！
    佢老竇上個月掛臘鴨啊！
    keoi5 lou5 dau6 soeng6 go3 jyut6 gwaa3 laap6 aap3 aa3!
    • His dad committed suicide by hanging last month.
  2. Cantonese
    挂腊鸭
    掛臘鴨
    • to suicide by hanging