# 自經
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zìjīng
    (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zi$^6$ ging$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zìjīng
*** Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zìhjing
*** Wade–Giles: tzŭ$^4$-ching$^1$
*** Yale: dz̀-jīng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhjing
*** Palladius: цзыцзин (czyczin)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^6$ ging$^1$
*** Yale: jih gīng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^6$ ging$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^6$ ging$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː²² kɪŋ⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: dzijH keng
Rime :
| Character | 自 | 經 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 從 (15) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (15) | 青 (125) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | IV |
| Fanqie | 疾二切 | 古靈切 |
| Baxter | dzijH | keng |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /d͡ziɪ$^H$/ | /keŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /d͡zi$^H$/ | /keŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /d͡zjɪ$^H$/ | /kɛŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /d͡zi$^H$/ | /kɛjŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /d͡zi$^H$/ | /keŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /d͡zi$^H$/ | /kieŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /d͡zʱi$^H$/ | /kieŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zì | jīng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zi$^6$ | ging$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*s.[b]i[t]-s k-lˤeŋ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɦljids keːŋ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 自 | 經 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | zì | jīng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ dzij$^H$ › | ‹ keng › |
| Old Chinese | /*s.[b]i[t]-s/ | /*k-lˁeŋ/ |
| English | self (adv.) | loom; regulate; norm |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 自 | 經 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 |
| No. | 17879 | 6799 |
| Phonetic component | 自 | 巠 |
| Rime group | 至 | 耕 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 自 | 經 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɦljids/ | /*keːŋ/ |

### Verb

自經
* (literary) to hang oneself
    From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Qǐ ruò pǐfū pǐfù zhī wéi liàng yě, zìjīng yú gōudú ér mò zhī zhī yě. [Pinyin]
    Will you require from him the small fidelity of common men and common women, who would commit suicide in a stream or ditch, no one knowing anything about them?

#### Synonyms

* 上吊 (shàngdiào)
* 吊死 (diàosǐ)
* 吊頸 / 吊颈 (diàojǐng)
* 懸樑 / 悬梁 (xuánliáng) (from a beam)
* 投繯 / 投缳 (tóuhuán)
* 絞縊 / 绞缢 (jiǎoyì)
* 縊死 / 缢死 (yìsǐ)
* 縊頸 / 缢颈 (yìjǐng)
* 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, 吊頸 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 吊頸 |
| 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 | Yongchun | 吊脰 |
| 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 |