| 歃血为盟 |
shà xuè wéi méng |
to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom) / to swear a sacred oath |
| 歃 |
shà |
to drink |
| 歃血 |
shà xuè |
to smear one's lips with the blood of a sacrifice as a means of pledging allegiance (old) |
| 血 |
xiě |
see 血 |
| 血 |
xuè |
blood / colloquial pr. [xie3] / CL:滴,片 |
| 为 |
wéi |
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) |
| 为 |
wèi |
because of / for / to |
| 为 |
wéi |
variant of 为 |
| 为 |
wèi |
variant of 为 |
| 盟 |
méng |
oath / pledge / union / to ally / league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia |