歃血为盟

shàxuèwéiméng

swear an oath of alliance by smearing the mouth with the blood of a sacrifice

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歃血为盟

shà xuè wéi méng

smear the blood as a sign of the oath -- an old Chinese practice; lick blood and swear; pledge each other in wine in which blood has been mixed; smear one's lips with its blood in token of one's oath; smear the mouth with blood and swear fidelity

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歃血為盟|歃血为盟 [shà xuè wéi méng] ► to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom) ► to swear a sacred oath