to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom); to swear a sacred oath
trad. 歃血為盟
Also written 歃血為盟【shà xuè wéi méng】
Characters in this word
4歃
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to drink
- Pinyin
- shà
- Strokes
- 13
血
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see 血[xue4]
- Pinyin
- xiě
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1179 of 2500
为
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as (in the capacity of), to take sth as, to act as, to serve as, to behave as, to become, to be, to do, by (in the passive voice)
- Pinyin
- wéi
- Traditional
- 為
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 129 of 2500
盟
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oath, pledge, union, to ally, league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia
- Pinyin
- méng
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 41799 of 2500