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飲彈 (jam2 daan6) — to be hit by a bullet; to commit suicide by shooting oneself in the throat with a gun in Cantonese

jamˊ²飲daanˍ₆彈
简 饮弹
Mandarin Pinyin: yin3 dan4

Meaning of 飲彈

nounto be hit by a bullet; to commit suicide by shooting oneself in the throat with a gun

Example Sentences with 飲彈

keoiˏ₅佢jamˊ²飲daanˍ₆彈haiˍ₆係waiˎ₄為zoˊ²咗gau˗₃救jan4.人。
He took the bullet to save someone.
go˗₃個bouˊ²保biuˉ¹鑣bongˉ¹幫keoiˏ₅佢jamˊ²飲daan6.彈。
The bodyguard took the bullet for him.
ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想jauˏ₅有janˎ₄人jamˊ²飲daan6.彈。
We don't want anyone to take a bullet.
keoiˏ₅佢zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係houˊ²好bok˗₃搏ming3,命，hangˊ²肯jamˊ²飲daan6.彈。
He's really brave, willing to take a bullet.
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Characters in 飲彈

飲jam2
be hit by; receive (a bullet, an arrow, etc)
彈daan2
elasticity; spring; stretch

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