粵

燒siu1炭taan3

simp烧炭
siu1 taan3shāo tàn

English

  1. to manufacture charcoal
  2. to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning)
  3. to commit suicide by charcoal-burning

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種自殺嘅方式；喺密封地方入面燒嘢（通常係炭），自殺者會因為燃燒產生嘅一氧化碳中毒而死，就算死唔去都會對腦部造成創傷

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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