歃血

Chinese

drink blood
simp. and trad.
(歃血)

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shàxuè, shàxuě, shàxiě
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˋ, ㄕㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ, ㄕㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ

Verb

歃血

  1. (literary, historical) to smear one's mouth with the blood of a sacrificed animal (to show one's commitment when taking an oath)

Derived terms

  • 歃血而盟
  • 開堂歃血开堂歃血
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