歃血

歃血

Chinese

		drink	blood
simp. and trad. (歃血)		歃	血

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàxuè, shàxuě, shàxiě

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˋ, ㄕㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ, ㄕㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: shàxuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shahshiueh
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕɥ̯œ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: shàxuě
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shahsheue
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵¹ ɕɥ̯œ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; colloquial in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: shàxiě
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shahshiie
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

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

歃血為盟／歃血为盟 (shàxuè-wéiméng) 歃血為誓／歃血为誓

歃血而盟 開堂歃血／开堂歃血