瀝酒設誓

See also: 沥酒设誓

Chinese

		to allow alcohol to slowly drip onto the floor	to set up; to arrange; to establish to set up; to arrange; to establish; to found; to display	oath; vow; to swear oath; vow; to swear; to pledge
trad. (瀝酒設誓)		瀝酒	設	誓
simp. (沥酒设誓)		沥酒	设	誓

Etymology

Once wine to drips onto the floor, the drops cannot be put back into the cup. Therefore, this gesture symbolized the fact that once someone gave his pledge, there was no turning back.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lìjiǔ shè shì
(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄜˋ ㄕˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lìjiǔ shè shì
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄜˋ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihjeou sheh shyh
  - IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Verb

瀝酒設誓

(archaic) to make a solemn pledge while allowing one's wine to slowly drip onto the floor

References

Luo, Guanzhong (2006) Annotated Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 4, page 57, note 38 (in Mandarin), →ISBN