# 懸樑
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xuánliáng
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun$^4$ loeng$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiân-liông / soân-liâng / soân-liông
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xuánliáng
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: syuánliáng
*** Wade–Giles: hsüan$^2$-liang$^2$
*** Yale: sywán-lyáng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanliang
*** Palladius: сюаньлян (sjuanʹljan)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jyun$^4$ loeng$^4$
*** Yale: yùhn lèuhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jyn$^4$ loeng$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yun$^4$ lêng$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /jyːn²¹ lœːŋ²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-liông
*** Tâi-lô: hiân-liông
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hienlioong
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soân-liâng
*** Tâi-lô: suân-liâng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: soanliaang
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /suan¹³⁻²² liaŋ¹³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soân-liông
*** Tâi-lô: suân-liông
*** Phofsit Daibuun: soanlioong
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /suan²⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²⁴/

### Verb

懸樑
* to hang oneself from a beam

#### Synonyms

* 上吊 (shàngdiào)
* 吊死 (diàosǐ)
* 吊頸／吊颈 (diàojǐng)
* 投繯／投缳 (tóuhuán)
* 絞縊／绞缢 (jiǎoyì)
* 縊死／缢死 (yìsǐ)
* 縊頸／缢颈 (yìjǐng)
* 自經／自经 (zìjīng)
* 自縊／自缢 (zìyì)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 自縊, 自經, 投繯 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 上吊, 自縊, 投繯, 懸樑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 上吊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 上吊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 上吊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 上吊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 上吊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 上吊, 勒脖子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 上吊 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 上吊 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 上吊 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 上吊 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 上吊 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 上吊 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 上吊 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 上吊 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 上吊 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 上吊 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 上吊 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 上吊 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 上吊 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 上吊, 掛鉤兒 humorous |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 上吊 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 上吊, 自縊 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 上吊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 吊頸, 上吊, 吃掛麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 上吊, 吊頸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 上吊, 吊頸, 吃油麵 humorous |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 上吊, 吊頸, 吃掛麵 humorous |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 上吊, 吊脖子, 勒脖子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 吊頸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 上吊, 吊頸 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 上吊 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 上吊 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 吊頸 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 上吊 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 吊頸, 掛臘鴨, 吊臘鴨 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 吊頸, 掛臘鴨 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 吊頸, 掛臘鴨 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 吊頸 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 吊頸 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 吊頸 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 䌈頸, 自繫 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Changting | 上吊 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 吊頸, 䌈頸, 自縊 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 吊頸, 䌈頸, 自縊 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 吊頸, 䌈頸, 自縊 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 吊頸, 䌈頸, 自縊 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 懸頸, 䌈頸, 自縊 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 吊頸, 䌈頸 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 吊頸 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 上吊 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 上吊 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 上吊 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 上吊 |
| Jin | Linhe | 上吊 |
| Jin | Jining | 上吊 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 上吊 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 上吊 |
| Jin | Handan | 上吊 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 吊死 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 吊脰, 吊死, 二吊 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 吊脰, 吊死 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 吊脰, 吊死, 二吊, 食麵線 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 吊脰 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 吊脰 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 吊脰 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 吊脰, 開嚨喉, 幌中秋 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 吊脰, 縛粽 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 吊脰 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 吊脰 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 吊脰 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 吊脰 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 吊脰 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 吊死 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 吊脰 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 吊頷 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 吊頷 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 吊頷 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 吊頷 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 吊脰 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 吊脰 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 吊頸 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 吊頸 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 上吊 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 上吊 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 上吊 |
| Wu | Danyang | 上吊 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 上吊 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 吊爻 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 上吊 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 吃掛麵, 吊頸 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 吊頸 |

#### Derived terms

* 懸樑刺股／悬梁刺股 (xuánliángcìgǔ)