介錯

介错
jiècuò

to decapitate someone who performs harakiri (in order to ease their pain)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 介 jiè
  1. to introduce
  2. to lie between
  3. between
  4. shell
  5. armor
=2 錯 Cuò surname Cuo
=2 錯 cuò
  1. mistake
  2. wrong
  3. bad
  4. interlocking
  5. complex
  6. to grind
  7. to polish
  8. to alternate
  9. to stagger
  10. to miss
  11. to let slip
  12. to evade
  13. to inlay with gold or silver
=2 錯 cù
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 措 (cuò, “to abandon; to cease; to reject”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 措 (cuò, “to place; to carry out”)
  3. alternative form of 措 (cuò, “to abandon; to cease; to reject”)
  4. alternative form of 措 (cuò, “to place; to carry out”)
=2 錯 xī
  1. (chemistry, obsolete) Alternative name for 鈰／铈 (shì, “cerium”).
  2. Alternative name for 鈰／铈 (shì, “cerium”).