しゃく
杓
し
子
　
で
はら
腹
　
を
き
切
　
る

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to do something impossible, to disembowel oneself with a ladle.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しゃく
杓
し
子
　
で
はら
腹
　
を
き
切
　
る
 杓子で腹を切る しゃくしではらをきる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ladle, scoop
シャク　チョウ　テキ (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
ladle, one tenth of a go, dip
シャク (N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ　シ　ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ　さとる (8th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
abdomen, belly, stomach
はら　フク (6th, N3)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
return, repeat, repeatedly
person(人) variant
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
cut, cutoff, be sharp
き.る　セツ　サイ (2nd, N4)
seven
なな　シチ　なの (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)